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652 Franklin Avenue

411Records
9City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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411 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)GIBBS JAMES D
BBL3011490059
BIN3028313

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (41) · Blocked Driveway (34) · Illegal Parking (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Graffiti (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,436,000 $86,160
2026$1,732,000 $103,920
2027$1,633,000 $97,980

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Imperial Biker BarAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayPark Pl — S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Franklin Av — B65 · 300 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & St Marks Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle School. 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

652 Franklin Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

96 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $322,500 on 2007-06-05 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-06-05AL&R $322,500 — from GIBBS, JAMES D to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $322,500
2007-06-05Mortgage $322,500 — from GIBBS, JAMES D to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $322,500
2000-04-14Mortgage $105,400 — from GIBBS, JAMES D to EASTERN SAVINGS BANKFSB $105,400
2000-04-14Mortgage $29,600 — from GIBBS, JAMES D to EASTERN SAVINGS BANKFSB $29,600
1985-02-19Mortgage $13,575 to CITY OF NEW YORK $13,575

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170210122
20181470250
20190171220
20200271129
20210550156
20220220224
20230110213
20240240327
20252350441
20261340237
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 351Ownership & money 29Health & systems 20

Every one of the 411 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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