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788 Franklin Avenue

1,508Records
18City systems
18Open violations
338.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,508 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 511 311 service requests, 386 HPD complaints, 335 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC
BBL3011780053
BIN3029603

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 338.7. 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 violations18 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1997-03-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,650 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

147 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (49) · Noise (29) · WATER LEAK (9) · Food Establishment (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · General Construction/Plumbing (6).

Filed construction activity

$485,847 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC
Head officerMENDY BRUNNER
Managing agentTom Rosenberg
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,086,000 $938,700
2026$2,224,000 $1,000,800
2027$2,037,000 $916,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ArdenNew AmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence
Crown Heights PizzaPizzaA—
Memphis SeoulSoul FoodA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

9 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Facility Construction, Food Contaminated), shared by 3 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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayBotanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Saint Johns Pl — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (NE Corner) · 350 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

788 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

147 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $131,382 on 2026-09-01 (lender: Rwc Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-01Mortgage $131,382 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to RWC LENDING LLC $131,382
2026-09-01Agreement $3,000,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to RWC LENDING LLC $3,000,000
2021-05-27AL&R $3,200,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,200,000
2021-05-27Agreement $3,200,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,200,000
2021-05-27Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,500,000
2021-05-21Agreement $3,773,365 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC; A D SCHOLE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,773,365
2014-05-16Agreement $4,410,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,410,000
2014-05-16Mortgage $1,761,352 — from A D SCHOLE LLC; 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,761,352
2014-05-16AL&R $4,410,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC; A D SCHOLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,410,000
2012-02-13Agreement $2,770,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC; A D SCHOLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,770,000
2012-02-13Mortgage $199,844 — from A D SCHOLE LLC; 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $199,844
2012-02-13AL&R $2,770,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC; A D SCHOLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,770,000
2007-12-21AL&R $1,370,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to LIBERTYPOINTE BANK $1,370,000
2007-12-21Mortgage $357,934 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to LIBERTYPOINTE BANK $357,934
2007-12-21Agreement $1,370,000 — from 788 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC to LIBERTYPOINTE BANK $1,370,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702910194
20183315701164
2019639202103
202022820187
202110866295
202240700579
2023102813102171
20244139925123
202530530460
202617365251
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The full timeline

Construction 67Enforcement 107Housing & tenants 1,259Ownership & money 50Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,508 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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