609 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 241 311 service requests, 159 HPD complaints, 43 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 97.9. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-03-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · Illegal Parking (16) · PLUMBING (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Abandoned Bike (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | PARK & FRANKLIN LLC |
| Head officer | KAPIL BALROOP |
| Managing agent | PARKANDFRANKLINLLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,862,000 | $837,900 |
| 2026 | $1,927,000 | $867,150 |
| 2027 | $2,082,000 | $936,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banhmigos | Southeast Asian | A | — |
| Coffee Land | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Don Udon | Japanese | A | — |
| Silver Rice | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
4 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 4 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 4 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (1 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.
| Subway | Park Pl — S · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Sterling Pl — B48 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Pl & Franklin Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud Middle: Elijah Stroud 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.
716 Franklin Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,873,514 on 2018-03-14 (lender: Flushing Bank and Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-28 | RPTT&RET $1,091,000 — from BALROOP, DHARAMDEO to BALROOP, KAPILDEO | $1,091,000 | |
| 2018-03-14 | Mortgage $2,873,514 — from PARK & FRANKLIN LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK | $2,873,514 | |
| 2018-03-14 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from PARK & FRANKLIN LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-14 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from PARK & FRANKLIN LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2013-02-25 | Mortgage $1,561,934 — from PARK & FRANKLIN LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $1,561,934 | |
| 2013-02-25 | Agreement $2,450,000 — from PARK & FRANKLIN LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2011-10-04 | Mortgage $900,000 — from PARK & FRANKLIN LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2004-05-06 | Agreement $625,000 — from PARK 638 LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $625,000 | |
| 2004-05-06 | Mortgage $407,020 — from PARK 638 LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $407,020 | |
| 2001-03-30 | Mortgage $120,000 — from PARK 638 LLC to BALROOP, ROOPRAM | $120,000 | |
| 2001-03-30 | Mortgage $40,000 — from PARK638 LLC to WEINBERGER, YECHIEL | $40,000 | |
| 2000-06-12 | Mortgage $106,559 — from PARK638 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $106,559 | |
| 1998-05-13 | Mortgage $20,000 — from ALEXANDER, JENNIFER to ARCHER, MAE HENRY; BENNETT, LUISE | $20,000 | |
| 1998-05-13 | Mortgage $140,000 — from ALEXANDER, JENNIFER to GREENPOINT BANK | $140,000 | |
| 1982-10-13 | Mortgage $35,000 — from BENNETT, LUISA to RUTHER, LILA; SCHWARTZ, SHIRLEY | $35,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 8 | 114 |
| 2025 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
Every one of the 609 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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