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518 Lafayette Avenue, Apt 1, New York, NY 11205 · 1

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn · 1 BR · $3,500/mo · active as of 9/28/2026

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Nothing below changes the decision for you

This three-unit building from 1905 has a clean record with zero open HPD violations, zero heat complaints in the past 12 months, and no 311 reports for noise, rodents, or bedbugs during that period. The asking rent of $3,500 is 40 percent above the Brooklyn median of $2,500 for comparable units based on 89 listings, so you may want to ask the landlord what justifies the premium. We could not load the listing photos, so you will need to assess the unit's condition, layout, and natural light entirely at the viewing. Key details like square footage, pet policy, laundry access, and lease start date were not provided in the listing, so confirm these directly with the managing agent, Winston Lewis. Rent stabilization status for this building was not retrieved, which is worth asking about if tenant protections matter to you.

Photos

We couldn't check the 1 photo on this listing (the source doesn't let us load them). Look at them yourself for wide angle stretching and blown out windows.

We look at the listing's photos where they are published and never store them. These are visual signals, not measurements.

Building

Built
1905
Floors
3
Units
3
Open HPD violations
None on record
Class C (immediately hazardous) open
None on record
Heat and hot water complaints, 12 months
None on record
Noise complaints (311), 12 months
None on record
Rodent complaints (311), 12 months
None on record
Bedbug infested units, last filing
None on record

Source: NYC Open Data (HPD violations and complaints, 311, bedbug filings, PLUTO), asked Sep 28, 10:45 AM New York time. These are records for the whole building, not this unit, and they lag by days to weeks. Ask the landlord about anything open, which unit it is in and whether it has been fixed.

Who runs it

Managing agent (HPD registration)
winston Lewis

Unit

Laundry
not said
Pets
not said

Price

Asking
$3,500
Broker fee
not stated
Similar listings we saw (same size, same borough, last 60 days, 89)
median $2,500, middle half $2,100 to $2,997
This listing vs that median
+40%
Comps advertising a concession
None of the 89, so there's no evidence one is on offer

Where we saw it

Dogoo reports describe public records and listing media; they are information, not advice, and the decision is yours. Generated Sep 28, 10:45 AM New York time.