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1338 Franklin Avenue

172Records
15City systems
0Open violations
8.6Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10456 · Neighborhood: Morrisania
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172 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10456
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FRANKLIN KITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
BBL2029330013
BIN2009727

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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 64% 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 8.6. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (4) · Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Water System (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$31,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)FRANKLIN KITE HDFC
Head officerCarmen Colon
Managing agentFinger Management Realty LLC
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,004,000 $451,800
2026$1,046,000 $470,700
2027$1,099,000 $494,550

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayFreeman St — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 169 St / Boston Rd — Bx35 · 500 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & E 169 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 063 Author's Academy. 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

1338 Franklin Avenue

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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3121 Middletown Road BX157 B
490 Southern Boulevard BX137 B
1177 Anderson Avenue BX119 B
250 Cabrini Boulevard MN77 A
2640 Marion Avenue BX72 A
819 East 173 Street BX71 C
1660 Crotona Park East BX67 C
1803 Haight Avenue BX66 A
1230 Spofford Avenue BX65 A
575 Ocean Avenue BK63 B
740 West 187 Street MN63 A
1678 Crotona Park East BX62 B
198 Pinehurst Avenue MN60 A
839 Tilden Street BX57 A
495 East 178 Street BX56 B
3810 Broadway MN55 A
1878 Adam C Powell Blvd MN51 A
1045 Anderson Avenue BX50 A
1372 Franklin Avenue BX48 B
215 Audubon Avenue MN48 A
645 Barretto Street BX48 B
2042 5 Avenue MN48 A
374 South 2 Street BK41 A
200 Claremont Avenue MN41 A
2041 5 Avenue MN40 A
185 East 163 Street BX38 A
400 Convent Avenue MN37 A
943 Teller Avenue BX37 A
1809 Adam C Powell Blvd MN36 A
353 West 117 Street MN36 A
19 Ft Washington Avenue MN36 B
127 West 111 Street MN36 A
2241 White Plains Road BX36 A
849 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 A
820 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 B
604 Riverside Drive MN32 A
139 8 Avenue MN31 A
550 West 144 Street MN30 A
352 West 48 Street MN30 A
540 West 144 Street MN30 A
520 West 144 Street MN30 A
652 West 160 Street MN30 A
656 West 160 Street MN30 A
592 West 178 Street MN30 B
503 West 111 Street MN30 A
512 West 162 Street MN30 A
2310 Clarendon Road BK27 A
469 West 152 Street MN26 A
36 Convent Avenue MN25 A
383 East 195 Street BX25 A
523 West 143 Street MN24 B
527 West 143 Street MN24 A
59 West 109 Street MN24 A
3692 Broadway MN24 A
494 West 158 Street MN24 A
79 Hamilton Place MN24 B
273 Wadsworth Avenue MN21 A
300 East 162 Street BX21 B
517 West 135 Street MN21 B
515 West 135 Street MN21 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2017-10-02 (lender: Ponce De Leon Federal Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-10-02Mortgage $499,000 — from FRANKLINKITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $499,000
2017-10-02AL&R $499,000 — from FRANKLINKITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $499,000
2014-05-08RPTT&RET $22,249 — from FRANKLIN KITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to PERALTA, MELVIN; WILKINS, JADE $22,249
2013-12-02RPTT&RET $27,546 — from THOMAS, NATHANIEL; THOMAS, DEBORAH to TINEO, LUIS RAFAEL; CONCEPCION, ADALGISA $27,546
2012-05-22RPTT&RET $26,762 — from FRANKLIN KITE HDFC to PAULINO, DEYANIRA; REYES, ARISLEYDA B; PAULINO, JOSE M $26,762
2012-01-09RPTT&RET $21,615 — from FRANKLIN KITE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to MORRIS, SHATASIA $21,615
2011-11-18RPTT&RET $26,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSIG AUTHORITY to THOMAS, DEBORAH; THOMAS, NATHANIEL $26,000
2011-10-27RPTT&RET $26,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to AVILES, MARIA E; AVILES, IVAN $26,000
2011-10-26RPTT&RET $26,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to RIOS, JESSICA $26,000
2011-10-26RPTT&RET $21,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MERCARDO, MARIBEL $21,000
2011-10-25RPTT&RET $21,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to WATSON, CHARLENE $21,000
2011-10-24RPTT&RET $21,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MILLER, MAVIS $21,000
2011-10-18RPTT&RET $26,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to EHIOWEMWENGAUM, MONDAY $26,000
2011-10-07RPTT&RET $26,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to TORRES, JAZMINE; TORRES, ANTONIO $26,000
2011-08-11RPTT&RET $21,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to SMITH-UWAIFO, JACQUELINE $21,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010214
2018014027
2019002013
2020205018
202130110115
20220070310
2023015028
202400140216
202501190121
2026014027
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 29Health & systems 22

Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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