Long-held Bed-Stuy three-family with administrative paperwork flags, not structural issues.
A three-family Bed-Stuy brownstone built in 1899 that has been held under the Jones name since the 1990s. The property carries eight open housing violations, but every single one stems from administrative paperwork rather than physical building defects. Three things to know:
The open violations are administrative fees and forms, not physical defects. The building carries eight open violations, but they follow a clear recurring pattern: alternating years of missed property registration and unfiled annual bedbug reports. There are zero open code citations for physical maintenance, heat, or structural safety.
The house has been owned by the same family since 1994. Deed transfers trace Robert Jones back to 1994, with title moving through family names and private corporate entities over three decades. Head officer records match the deed owner directly rather than an outside management firm.
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985 Lafayette Avenue is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3016070066). This building is associated with Harmeen Inc. Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1899, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 29, 2005, according to recorded deeds.
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