1965 Lafayette Avenue, The Bronx
Apartment building · 359 units · built 1969 · Block 3672, Lot 1.
Building permits
- New Building — Tower, filed Mar 20, 2026, 207 units, 22 stories, described as “Proposed new 22 Story Mixed Use residential and community facility building”
- Alteration, filed Apr 15, 2026, estimated cost $49K, described as “Interior renovation to resolve vacate order due to fire damages as shown on plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing for new 22' curb cut on Lafayette Avenue for NB job # 210181337”
- Alteration, filed Sep 14, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2020, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2019, estimated cost $4K, described as “Erect an illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2019, estimated cost $4K, described as “Erect an illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 23, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code.live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 1, 2018, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $5,743,350
- 2026–27 tax
- $32,374
- Market value (city estimate)
- $12,763,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $762,750
- Assessed improvements
- $4,980,600
Tax breaks
- Article XI exemption, through Jun 30, 2027, about $714,415 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
R8 (part of the lot is R6): floor area ratio 3.55 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Oct 16, 2021: $43,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- 1965 Lafayette Avenue (City Planning P2016X0337): Completed, decided Dec 24, 2017. This is a private application by Park Lane Residences Co. requesting a zoning map amendment from R6 to R8 and R8/C2-4 and a zoning text amendment to Appendix F to establish a MIH area within the rezoning area to facilitate 425 units of…
In the news
New Rendering Reveals 1933 Lafayette Avenue in Unionport, The Bronx, New York YIMBY, Mar 28, 2026.