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744 Franklin Avenue

140Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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140 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1906
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP
BBL3011750054
BIN3029489

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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 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (5) · Noise (4) · Food Establishment (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$108,375 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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerSAMY BRAHIMY
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,128,000 $507,600
2026$1,255,000 $564,750
2027$1,501,000 $675,450

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 150 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 450 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

744 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

14 311 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 IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,918,225 on 2020-03-09 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 6 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
2020-03-09Mortgage $1,918,226 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,918,226
2020-03-09AL&R $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,825,000
2020-03-09Agreement $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,825,000
2013-12-09Mortgage $3,300,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, C/O KLM CONS to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $3,300,000
2008-11-03RPTT&RET $914,000 — from BETA STEEL CORP. to WAGMAN, JAMES; BRAHIMY, HESKY; 171 DEVELOPMENT CORP.; KEFALIDIS, ELIAS; BRAHIMY, SAMY; KEF $914,000
1990-08-06Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP $500,000
1988-12-22Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LTD to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP $500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021003
2018001012
2019002114
20200064111
2021004015
20227040112
2023002226
2024007029
2025005027
2026004048
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 31Health & systems 15

Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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