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736 Franklin Avenue

319Records
17City systems
11Open violations
1.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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319 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 41 HPD housing violations, 28 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3011680060
BIN3324385, 3324386, 3324387

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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 86% 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 1.4. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-23.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Food Poisoning (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Water System (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$88,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)WESTMINISTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL
Head officerGRAZYNA FELD
Managing agentGLEN FELD
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,034,000 $465,300
2026$1,100,000 $495,000
2027$1,088,000 $489,600

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
AltarTapasA—
Chavela'sMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Temperature), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 450 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 · under 50 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

736 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

18 311 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: $250,000 on 1999-12-07 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-07Mortgage $195,801 — from WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITOL GROUP, LT; WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL GROUP, LT to FLUSHING BANK $195,801
2020-10-07AL&R $560,000 — from WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITOL GROUP, LT; WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL GROUP, LT to FLUSHING BANK $560,000
2020-10-07Agreement $560,000 — from WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITOL GROUP, LT; WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL GROUP, LT to FLUSHING BANK $560,000
2013-01-25Agreement $68,895 — from WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL GROUP, LT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $68,895
2013-01-25Mortgage $68,895 — from WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL GROUP, LT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $68,895
2008-09-17Mortgage $455,000 — from WESTMINSTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL GROUP, LT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $455,000
1999-12-07Mortgage $250,000 — from WESTMINISTER COMMERCIAL CAPITAL GROUP; FELD, GRAZYNA; FELD, GLEN to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017114028
20188111314
20194140312
202020184226
202100120416
202200140317
202300601117
20240040711
20250070411
202601100314
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 192Ownership & money 23Health & systems 47

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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