Is 644 Lafayette Ave rent stabilized?
644 Lafayette Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 644 Lafayette Avenue — or 644 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
HPD lists 27 open violations here, about 3.4 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in Bed-Stuy (West). Of the 216 violations on record at the address, 76 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 1,153 HPD complaints at the address, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3017890036 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 644 RES LLC 188 Pulaski · Brooklyn, NY 11206 |
| Managing agent | 644 RES LLC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 27 open / 216 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 2 open / 1153 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 15, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 644 Lafayette Ave rent stabilized?
644 Lafayette Ave in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 644 Lafayette Ave?
644 Lafayette Ave (BBL 3017890036) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.