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81 Franklin Street

254Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10013 · Neighborhood: Tribeca-Civic Center
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254 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 DOB violations, 53 311 service requests, 35 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10013
Built1862
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)81 FRANKLIN STREET OWNER LLC
BBL1001740023
BIN1001900

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.9. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Street Condition (3) · Air Quality (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$852,680 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1862)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)81 Franklin Street Owner LLC
Head officerDANIEL HOCHBERG
Managing agentMGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-01

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,269,000 $4,171,050
2026$9,598,000 $4,319,100
2027$10,203,000 $4,591,350

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFranklin St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Canal St — A C E · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Franklin St — M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLeonard St & Church St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

81 Franklin Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MGT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 23 buildings, 918 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B4 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Johnson Avenue BK162 A
Johnson Avenue BK116 B
325 Lafayette Avenue BK116 B
125 East 54 Street MN64 A
66 Ainslie Street BK50 A
237 8 Avenue MN44 A
209 8 Avenue MN35 A
236 West 10 Street MN33 B
632 East 11 Street MN33 A
47 3 Avenue MN28 A
246 East 7 Street MN24 A
146-17 Hillside Avenue QN23 D
205 East 33 Street MN20 A
203 East 33 Street MN20 A
459 15 Street BK20 C
153 Ludlow Street MN20 A
83 Bushwick Place BK20 A
564 West 126 Street MN20 C
560 West 126 Street MN18 C
556 West 126 Street MN18 B
244 East 46 Street MN15 A
81 Franklin Street MN11 A
Boerum Street BK8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,000,000 on 2025-10-06 (lender: White Oak Real Estate Capital Management Services,). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-06Agreement $28,100,000 — from 81 FRANKLIN STREET OWNER LLC to WHITE OAK REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $28,100,000
2025-10-06Mortgage $22,000,000 — from 81 FRANKLIN STREET OWNER LLC to WHITE OAK REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $22,000,000
2025-10-06Deed $30,000,000 — from 355 E 173RD STREET OWNER LLC; F81H II, LLC; FRANKLIN 81 HOLDINGS, LLC; NOUR PARTNERS LLC to 81 FRANKLIN STREET OWNER LLC $30,000,000
2025-10-06AL&R $28,100,000 — from 81 FRANKLIN STREET OWNER LLC to WHITE OAK REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $28,100,000
2025-09-26Sold for $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $2,727,273
2024-02-09AL&R $6,100,000 — from FRANKLIN 81 HOLDINGS, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $6,100,000
2024-02-09Agreement $6,100,000 — from FRANKLIN 81 HOLDINGS, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $6,100,000
2024-02-09Mortgage $168,922 — from FRANKLIN 81 HOLDINGS, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $168,922
2012-02-21Mortgage $8,000,000 — from FRANKLIN 81 HOLDINGS, LLC to NLI COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE FUND, LLC $8,000,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176210110
2018214018
2019023117
2020020002
2021026008
2022004004
2023009009
202400104014
20250668020
2026202004
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The full timeline

Construction 69Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 32Health & systems 12

Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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