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820 Franklin Avenue

3,001Records
18City systems
0Open violations
19.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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3,001 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,316 HPD complaints, 958 311 service requests, 358 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1923
Floors5
Res. units32
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL3011850046
BIN3029675

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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 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.5. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · Illegal Parking (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · PLUMBING (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

$504,630 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
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)1045 UNION ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerERIC MANN
Managing agentL ROSE REALTY INC
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,690,000 $2,560,500
2026$6,971,000 $3,136,950
2027$7,841,000 $3,528,450

The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Franklin 820AmericanA—
WilkieNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Union St — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (SW Corner) · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston
Middle: Ebbets Field 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

820 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

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by L ROSE REALTY, INC — 28 buildings, 272 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C5 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1007 Atlantic Avenue BK50 A
109 Gold Street BK33 A
820 Franklin Avenue BK32 A
169 North 10 Street BK20 A
209 West 20 Street MN12 A
583 Lorimer Street BK10 A
359 Lewis Avenue BK8 C
320 Cumberland Street BK7 A
259 St Nicholas Avenue BK7 B
266 3 Avenue MN7 A
377 Menahan Street BK6 B
152 Norman Avenue BK6 A
379 Menahan Street BK6 A
2041 Palmetto Street QN6 A
315 Melrose Street BK6 B
155 Evergreen Avenue BK6 B
223 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 B
93 Bainbridge Street BK6 A
126 Bedford Avenue BK5 C
240 St Nicholas Avenue BK5 D
330 Rodney Street BK4 B
787 Franklin Avenue BK4 C
176 Delancey Street MN4 B
215 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
211 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 B
1452 Fulton Street BK3 C
1450 Fulton Street BK3 D
597 Manhattan Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $23,340 on 2012-06-18 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-17M&CON $11,300,000 — from 1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,300,000
2022-05-17AL&R $11,300,000 — from 1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,300,000
2017-09-25AL&R $12,000,000 — from 1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC to MERCANTIL BANK, N.A. $12,000,000
2017-09-25Agreement $12,000,000 — from 1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC to MERCANTIL BANK, N.A. $12,000,000
2015-05-28Deed $14,460,000 — from ZT 1045 UNION LLC to 1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC $14,460,000
2015-05-28Mortgage $9,183,300 — from 1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC to MAM-1045 UNION LENDER LLC $9,183,300
2015-05-28Agreement $13,000,000 — from 1045 UNION ASSOCIATES LLC to MAM-1045 UNION LENDER LLC $13,000,000
2012-06-18Deed $5,225,000 — from USH ASSOCIATES INC. to ZT 1045 UNION LLC $5,225,000
2012-06-18AL&R $4,000,000 — from ZT 1045 UNION LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2012-06-18Mortgage $23,341 — from ZT 1045 UNION LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $23,341
2012-06-18Agreement $4,000,000 — from ZT 1045 UNION LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,000,000
2011-07-14Mortgage $1,043,441 — from USH ASSOCIATES INC to 1045 UNION STREET DEBT INC. $1,043,441
2011-07-14Agreement $1,860,000 — from USH ASSOCIATES INC to CONFIDENTIAL LENDING LLC $1,860,000
2011-07-14Agreement $2,903,441 — from USH ASSOCIATES INC. to 1045 UNION STREET DEBT INC. $2,903,441
2007-10-15AL&R $1,080,000 — from UNION STREET BRICKS, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,080,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201730323139
201804270132
201902290132
202003410650
202110300637
202255584476
202301570361
202400408654
202500180422
202600300434
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 75Housing & tenants 2,729Ownership & money 92Health & systems 47

Every one of the 3,001 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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