325 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 189 311 service requests, 30 HPD complaints, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-02-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | EMPIRE HOLDINGS L P |
| Head officer | MICHAEL NEDD |
| Managing agent | EMPIRE HOLDINGS |
| Last registered | 2026-06-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,107,600 | $498,420 |
| 2026 | $1,329,000 | $598,050 |
| 2027 | $1,595,000 | $717,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Vegan Bistro | Vegetarian | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Carroll St — B48 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carroll St & Franklin Ave · 150 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.
888 Franklin Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
25 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,485,457 on 2002-04-22 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 18 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-22 | Mortgage $2,485,457 — from EMPIRE HOLDINGS LP to NYC HPD | $2,485,457 | |
| 2000-05-22 | Mortgage $5,048,706 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARNTERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CITY OF NEW YORK | $5,048,706 | |
| 1998-12-08 | Mortgage $1,191,993 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; D.S. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $1,191,993 | |
| 1998-12-08 | Mortgage $8,729,757 — from NEIGHNORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN; D S COMMUNITY MANGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $8,729,757 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 96 | 3 | 99 |
| 2023 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Every one of the 325 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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