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734 Franklin Avenue

198Records
12City systems
16Open violations
75Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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198 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 40 HPD complaints, 28 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL3011680059
BIN3029285

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 75. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (2) · GENERAL (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)MHANY 1999 HDFC
Head officerISMENE SPELIOTIS
Managing agentMHANY MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,758,000 $791,100
2026$1,956,000 $880,200
2027$2,340,000 $1,053,000

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 50 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

734 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

10 311 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 MHANY MANAGEMENT, INC. — 204 buildings, 2,858 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B77 · C36 · D26 · F16. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
110 Dinsmore Place BK274 B
720 Tiffany Street BX183 B
1825 Atlantic Avenue BK150 B
587 East 139 Street BX90 A
445 Thomas S Boyland St BK88 B
54 Bristol Street BK80 B
1921 Cortelyou Road BK76 B
730 Rockaway Avenue BK64 B
530 West 178 Street MN55 B
674 East 136 Street BX43 C
664 Beck Street BX42 C
672 Beck Street BX41 B
2709 Pitkin Avenue BK40 B
671 Manida Street BX39 B
721 Van Siclen Avenue BK38 B
717 Coster Street BX37 A
428 East 117 Street MN37 A
2001 Marmion Avenue BX35 C
2170 Atlantic Avenue BK35 B
1682 Sterling Place BK33 A
234 East 119 Street MN30 B
226 East 119 Street MN30 B
575 West 155 Street MN28 C
124-20 Jamaica Avenue QN26 A
9 Ft Washington Avenue MN26 A
609 West 158 Street MN25 A
1141 Tiffany Street BX25 B
739 Coster Street BX25 C
741 Coster Street BX25 B
1024 Glenmore Avenue BK24 B
518 West 161 Street MN24 B
263 Parkside Avenue BK23 C
180 Grafton Street BK23 B
1035 Hall Place BX22 C
1036 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
1434 Morris Avenue BX21 B
15 Stratford Road BK21 A
1039 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
544 West 163 Street MN20 A
184 Monroe Street BK20 B
1350 Park Place BK19 D
1493 Park Place BK19 B
1158 Intervale Avenue BX18 C
446 East 117 Street MN18 C
917 Eagle Avenue BX16 C
1346 Bergen Street BK16 B
2323 Newkirk Avenue BK16 D
1055 Bergen Street BK16 F
494 East 138 Street BX15 C
492 East 138 Street BX15 C
107-04 150 Street QN13 D
89-06 138 Street QN12 C
497 Newport Street BK12 B
720 Snediker Avenue BK10 B
726 Snediker Avenue BK10 B
251 Mother Gaston Boulevard BK10 C
781 Belmont Avenue BK10 B
1354 East New York Avenue BK10 A
964 Dumont Avenue BK10 B
743 Cleveland Street BK9 C

showing 60 of 204 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,353,864 on 1994-11-17 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 7 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
2011-10-05Agreement $2,353,864 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $2,353,864
2011-10-05SMIS $386,325 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $386,325
2011-10-05Mortgage $13,511 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $13,511
2011-07-11Mortgage $381,477 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD $381,477
2011-07-11Agreement $2,092,323 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD $2,092,323
2011-07-11RPTT&RET $2,353,865 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1993 LIMITED PARTNE to MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $2,353,865
2011-07-11AL&R $381,477 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD $381,477
1994-11-17Mortgage $2,353,864 — from ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD $2,353,864

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710012
201804037
201902035
202003025
202105027
202206039
202305049
202403148
2025150410
20260290231
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 17Health & systems 28

Every one of the 198 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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