The Lafayette
69-40 Yellowstone Boulevard, near 69th Road and Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, Queens
Forest Hills, Queens
BBL 4021410001 · BIN 4051289
- Year built
- 1942
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 127
- Floors
- 6
- Amenities
- Attended entrance, resident superintendent, elevators, fitness center, laundry room, bicycle storage and garage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Dogs and cats
- Permitted with conditions
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- None
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
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The Lafayette is a broad, six-story cooperative with 127 residences on Yellowstone Boulevard. Its early-1940s construction places it within Forest Hills' stock of substantial brick elevator apartment houses. A landscaped entrance and decorative portico mark the approach to a building whose residential footprint extends well beyond a narrow street frontage.
The apartment inventory ranges from studios to larger multibedroom homes. Sunken living rooms, entrance foyers and distinct dining areas appear in the layouts, giving the interiors a different organization from a contemporary open-plan condominium. Larger homes can include separated bedrooms and more than one bathroom.
The building combines that older apartment stock with an attended entrance, gym, laundry facilities and garage. Ownership is through Lafayette Owners Corp., so buyers acquire cooperative shares and occupancy rights. The cooperative's board application forms part of the purchase process.
Architecture and unit composition
The exterior is brick, with a symmetrical entrance composition and a substantial frontage. The building rises six stories, spreading its residential area across a wide site. Elevators serve the upper floors, and the larger floor plate accommodates apartments with different orientations and depths.
Prewar-era interior details include hardwood floors, high ceilings and arched openings in some homes. Sunken living rooms create a change in level between entry and principal living space. That arrangement can give the living room a defined perimeter, but it also introduces a step within the apartment.
The larger layouts offer a different purchase from the compact studios and one-bedroom homes. Some have an entrance foyer that functions as a separate transition space, while others use a dining area adjoining the main room. Room dimensions and circulation deserve attention because the same bedroom count can encompass markedly different amounts of usable area.
Corner apartments can have windows on more than one exposure. Certain larger homes have windowed kitchens and bathrooms, and separated bedrooms occur in the inventory. These are apartment-specific characteristics; a photograph of one corner layout does not describe the interior light of every home in the building.
Renovated kitchens and bathrooms coexist with more original interiors. A buyer purchasing an older apartment is also choosing the scope of work needed within a cooperative that controls alterations. Original room proportions can remain intact even after cabinets, appliances and plumbing fixtures have been replaced.
Building operations
The Lafayette has an attended entrance and a resident superintendent. Shared facilities include a fitness center, bicycle storage and a laundry room. Garage parking is subject to a waiting list, so having a garage doesn't guarantee a space will be available when an apartment closes.
The gym and bicycle facilities carry separate charges in current descriptions. Their costs should be distinguished from the base monthly maintenance when comparing homes. The apartment's advertised maintenance and the expenses associated with optional facilities are different parts of the ownership budget.
Heat, hot water and cooking gas are included in maintenance. The cooperative owns the underlying property and pays its building expenses, while shareholders pay maintenance according to their allocated shares. A larger apartment's maintenance may reflect its share allocation in addition to its interior floor area.
DOF places the property in Class 2 and shows no building-wide abatement. This tax class has no assessment-growth cap. Real-estate taxes are an expense of the cooperative and reach shareholders through maintenance, so there is no separate condominium apartment tax bill to compare against the monthly charge.
Policy framework
The current purchase terms call for at least 25% down, and pets are permitted — confirm with the managing agent. Subletting is described as available after two years of residency, also subject to confirmation of the current rule and approval procedure. These terms affect the amount of cash needed to purchase and the timing of any later rental use.
A buyer planning immediate investment use should address the residency requirement before committing to the purchase. A cooperative resale and a sponsor sale can involve different approval circumstances; the seller's status should be clear in the proposed transaction.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- None — confirm with the managing agent.
Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeeRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $800 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalConditions: If Financing | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 if financing | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublease FeeRecurring | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount Equal to 20% of the monthly maintenance billed | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $200 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditionsAfter 2 yrs of ownershipSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Wait before a sublet
- 2 yearsSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Dogs and cats
- Permitted with conditionsCats and dogs permitted, subject to size and number limits — confirm with the managing agent.Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, garage, bike storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $78,019/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $51
- Modeled exposure split equally across 127 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | 421 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,500 sf | $660,000 | $440/sf | -4.3% |
| Aug 24, 2015 | 520 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $265,000 | +2.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $440/sf (recorded) across 1 sale.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 4-02141-0001). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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Comparable buildings
- Lane Towers: A nearby cooperative offering a taller, postwar alternative to The Lafayette's six-story form.
- Kennedy House: A much larger Forest Hills cooperative tower for comparing service, amenities and upper-floor inventory.
- The Summit Condominium: A condominium alternative in the broader area for buyers weighing cooperative ownership against separate unit ownership.
- Plymouth Hall: A farther Queens comparison in Sunnyside, with prewar cooperative interiors in a six-story building.
- The Crescent House: An Astoria cooperative of similar overall residential scale, with a postwar six-story form.
More Forest Hills buildings
- The Chatham, 108-25 72nd Avenue — 1939 co-op
- The Dorian, 72-11 110th Street — 1948 co-op
- The Fairview, 111-45 76th Drive — 1936 co-op
- The Milana, 106-20 70th Avenue — 2012 condominium
- The Pinnacle Condominium, 112-01 Queens Boulevard — 1991 condominium
- The Sunrise Forest Hills, 109-17–109-19 72nd Road — 2017 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Forest Hills.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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