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854 Franklin Avenue

439Records
16City systems
26Open violations
81Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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439 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 311 service requests, 124 HPD complaints, 55 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)999 PRESIDENT STREET, LLC
BBL3011870060
BIN3029698

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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 81. 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 violations26 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1999-03-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (48) · Lead (4) · Illegal Dumping (4) · SAFETY (4) · Missed Collection (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

$251,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)MARJORIE DAVIS
Head officerGEORGE DAVIS
Last registered2023-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$914,400 $411,480
2026$1,097,000 $493,650
2027$1,316,000 $592,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New HardeeChineseB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 2010 (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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Union St — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & Franklin Ave · 400 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

854 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

83 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,000 on 2019-05-24 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-24AL&R $1,100,000 — from 999 PRESIDENT STREET, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,100,000
2019-05-24Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 999 PRESIDENT STREET, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,100,000
2019-05-24Deed $1,015,125 — from SPENCE, VELMA to 999 PRESIDENT STREET, LLC $1,015,125
2019-05-10Sold for $1,015,125 $1,015,125 $253,781
1985-07-03Mortgage $68,000 — from DAVIS, GEORGE; SPENCE, VELMA to MARSHALL, JOSEPH $68,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
57
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006017
201800100111
201901234028
2020003014
20210290112
202202160321
202300260127
202401240732
202513510257
202600260430
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 354Ownership & money 14Health & systems 45

Every one of the 439 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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