385 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 68 DOB permits, 57 DOB job filings.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 28. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (1).
$3,140,313 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1891) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 152 FRANKLIN ST CONDO |
| Head officer | MICHAEl BENJAMIN |
| Managing agent | BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| 2026 | $2,576,496 | $1,159,424 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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.
| Subway | Franklin St — 1 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Canal St — A C E · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Varick St / North Moore St — M20 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hudson St & N Moore St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence School Middle: M.S. 297. 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.
152 Franklin Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
Managed by BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 106 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Deed $8,000,000 — from DEAN, ABBIE to 152 FRANKLIN PH LLC | $8,000,000 | |
| 2026-02-03 | Sold for $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 2023-04-07 | M&CON $1,500,000 — from NEVINS, JENNIFER; MCALLISTER, IAN to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2023-04-07 | Mortgage $1,111,118 — from MCALLISTER, IAN; NEVINS, JENNIFER to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,111,118 | |
| 2020-08-19 | Deed $1,500,000 — from JOSEPH F. BUONO, ESQ., AS REFEREE to TRIBECA RE HOLDINGS LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from RYMER, LILA P; RYMER, ANDREW SCOTT to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $4,000,000 | |
| 2020-08-11 | Sold for $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $300,000 |
| 2020-04-21 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from BENJAMIN, MICHAEL; BENJAMIN, ELIZABETH to MERS | $5,000,000 | |
| 2019-03-04 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from BENJAMIN, MICHAEL; BENJAMIN, ELIZABETH to CITIBANK, N.A. | $5,000,000 | |
| 2018-11-19 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from BENJAMIN, ELIZABETH; BENJAMIN, MICHAEL to MERS | $5,000,000 | |
| 2018-11-19 | Deed $6,260,000 — from GUESSOUS, ZINEB; KOUTOUPES, NIKITAS to BENJAMIN, MICHAEL; BENJAMIN, ELIZABETH | $6,260,000 | |
| 2018-11-01 | Sold for $6,260,000 | $6,260,000 | $1,252,000 |
| 2016-05-26 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from RYMER, ANDREW; RYMER, LILA P to BNY MELLON, N.A. | $4,000,000 | |
| 2016-05-26 | Mortgage $650,000 — from RYMER, ANDREW; RYMER, LILA P to BNY MELLON, N.A. | $650,000 | |
| 2014-02-10 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from RYMER, ANDREW; RYMER, LILA P to RBS CITIZENS NA | $1,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 39 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 385 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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