The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.
Questions about this building
Does 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx have open violations?
Yes. 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx had 29 open violations on September 26, 2026: 28 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 18 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx getting better or worse?
Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 23 certifications filed against 3 new Class C 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.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx?
Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 148 Class C violations, all 148 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them False Certification. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx?
Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since December 22, 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 HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.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 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx have active DOB violations?
Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued December 4, 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 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx in housing court?
Yes. 3 open housing court cases, most of them tenant actions. The newest opened August 13, 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 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx?
Yes. 4 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed August 25, 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.
What did the latest facade report find at 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx?
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed February 19, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.
Does 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx have a certificate of occupancy?
Its latest certificate of occupancy is a final one, issued May 15, 2026. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.
Is 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx covered by Local Law 97?
Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.
Is 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx built?
The city's record gives 1969 as the year 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 21 floors.
How many apartments does 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 359 residential units at 1965 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx. 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, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB certificates of occupancy, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list 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.
Cite this page
ViolationScout, 1965 Lafayette Ave, Bronx: 18 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/1965-lafayette-avenue-bronx
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