Questions about this building
Does 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn had 15 open violations on September 26, 2026: 15 from HPD. 15 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?
Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 15 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn?
Yes. HPD's vacate order for the entire building has been in effect since March 28, 2025. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.
Does 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?
Yes. 3 active DOB violations, most of them for construction. The newest was issued April 14, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Is 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?
Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened June 11, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.
Has DOB received complaints about 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn?
Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the last 12 months. It was filed June 29, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.
When was 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1931 as the year 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 3 floors.
How many apartments does 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 1133 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 1133 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1133-lafayette-avenue-brooklyn
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