Lafayette Gardens - 345 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 - Property report

411 Lafayette Avenue is one of the seven stately brick towers that comprise Lafayette Gardens in famed Bedford-Stuyvesant. Lafayette Gardens opened in 1965 and comprises 880 apartments across 13-, 15- and 20-story towers. Part of the property is given over to the Lafayette Gardens playground, and Classon Playground is across the street. The Lafayette Child Health Clinic and the Lafayette Gardens Community Center is also sited at 411 Lafayette Avenue. The New York City Police Department's 88th Precinct is across the street from the 827,000-square-foot apartment community.

Lafayette Gardens is surrounded by shops and eateries, including several national chains, and the Pratt Institute Libraries is just steps away. 411 Lafayette Avenue is part of School District 13, and zoned for P.S. 270. Community Partnership Charter School is across the street, with additional public and private options including I.S. 492, Knowledge & Power Prep VII, Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community, and Brooklyn Prospect Charter - Downtown. Bus routes pass on the north and south boundaries of Lafayette Gardens on Dekalb and Lafayette avenues and include the B38 and B48 lines. The Classon Avenue subway station for the G train is at the corner of Lafayette Gardens, and close by is a City Bike kiosk.