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774 Franklin Avenue

182Records
14City systems
0Open violations
23.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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182 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT
BBL3011780047
BIN3029598

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 23.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1) · Lead (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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)AB & I REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerABRAHAM SCHIFF
Managing agentREGENCY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-01-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,451,000 $652,950
2026$1,675,000 $753,750
2027$1,453,000 $653,850

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayBotanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Saint Johns Pl — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (NE Corner) · 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

774 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 REGENCY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
774 Franklin Avenue BK16 A
215 Marion Street BK12 A
475 Wilson Avenue BK8 C
477 Wilson Avenue BK8 B
39 Granite Street BK6 B
627 Grand Avenue BK6 B
524 Chauncey Street BK6 A
310 Bedford Avenue BK4 B
113 Lynch Street BK3 B
206 Spencer Street BK2 D
496 Broadway BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $287,392 on 2013-04-11 (lender: Provident Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-08-26Mortgage $1,083,893 — from AB & I REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $1,083,893
2016-08-26AL&R $2,000,000 — from AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $2,000,000
2016-08-26Agreement $2,000,000 — from AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $2,000,000
2013-04-11Mortgage $287,393 — from AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $287,393
2013-04-11AL&R $1,100,000 — from AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $1,100,000
2013-04-11Agreement $1,100,000 — from AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to PROVIDENT BANK $1,100,000
2009-05-15Mortgage $499,999 — from AB & I REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC to CONGREGATION BEIS YISROEL $499,999
2005-12-02Mortgage $150,000 — from AB&I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to MURILLO, GERARDO $150,000
2004-07-07M&CON $600,000 — from AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $600,000
2002-04-26Mortgage $375,000 — from AB & I REALTY & MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $375,000
1999-04-12Mortgage $225,000 — from SHACO REALTY CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $225,000
1996-06-04Mortgage $16,610 — from SHACO REALTY CORP to APEX MORTGAGE CORP $16,610
1990-12-07Mortgage $180,000 — from SHACO REALTY CORP to NEW JERSEY MTG &INVESTM/ $180,000
1986-08-07Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SHACO REALTY CORP to FROGRAVE REALTY CORP $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017205029
201800130215
2019105017
2020007119
202100110112
2022003014
20230190212
202400100111
20250160310
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 39Health & systems 17

Every one of the 182 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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