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848 Franklin Avenue

257Records
14City systems
5Open violations
72.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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257 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 HPD housing violations, 50 311 service requests, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC.
BBL3011870058
BIN3029696

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 72.8. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$95,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING.LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,078,000 $485,100
2026$977,000 $439,650
2027$1,172,000 $527,400

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Peppa's Jerk ChickenCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Union St — B48 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & Franklin Ave · 450 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

848 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

22 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $488,399 on 2020-01-14 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital, LLC), covering 7 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
2020-01-14Agreement $4,668,726 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $4,668,726
2020-01-14Mortgage $488,400 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $488,400
2020-01-14Agreement $3,607,200 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $3,607,200
2013-10-30Agreement $1,705,399 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,705,399
2013-10-30Agreement $6,989,477 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $6,989,477
2013-10-30Agreement $1,062,027 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,062,027
2013-10-07Agreement $4,435,400 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $4,435,400
2013-10-07Mortgage $3,373,373 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,373,373
2013-10-07AL&R $3,373,373 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,373,373
2013-10-07Agreement $3,373,373 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,373,373
2013-10-07AL&R $11,424,877 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC $11,424,877
2013-09-06Mortgage $5,284,078 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATION, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $5,284,078
2013-09-06Agreement $5,284,078 — from PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING TROUGH ITS D $5,284,078
2013-09-06Agreement $5,284,078 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING TROUGH ITS D to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $5,284,078
2008-07-09Deed $140,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to PROSPECT EQUITIES OPERATING, LLC. $140,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170240125
201811024
201900011
2020028313
202104015
20220160319
202303025
20240161219
20250210425
202603025
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 146Ownership & money 46Health & systems 32

Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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