Bed-Stuy
Bed-Stuy varies block to block — search your specific building for the real picture.
Living in Bed-Stuy: what the building signals say
Bed-Stuy carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 27,472 residential buildings there are 78,551 open violations — about 2.9 per building, above the Brooklyn average of 1.32. 2,363 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.
Residents filed 63,389 complaints in the past 12 months. How fast repairs happen varies a lot by landlord, so read the exact building report before signing a lease.
Neighborhood at a glance
These are neighborhood averages, not an answer about any one address. Two buildings on the same block can look nothing alike.
Scoped to ZIP 11205, 11206, 11216, 11221, 11233
Buildings in Bed-Stuy
981 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221
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Search a buildingBrix shows city record data for every residential building in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Violation and complaint data comes from NYC HPD and DOB. Always do your own due diligence before signing a lease.