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687 Franklin Avenue

221Records
14City systems
0Open violations
13.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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221 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)615 PROSPECT PLACE LLC
BBL3012240001
BIN3030857

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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 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 13.9. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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 2025–26: 2).

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: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (6) · Non (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Lot Condition (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)615 PROSPECT PLACE LLC
Head officerGERALD C CREARY
Managing agent615 PROSPECT PLACE LLC
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,244,000 $559,800
2026$1,359,000 $611,550
2027$1,300,000 $585,000

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Two TigersNew FrenchA—

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Prospect Pl — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & St Marks Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn
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

687 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 — 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $430,000 on 2014-01-14 (lender: T D Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-14Mortgage $430,000 — from 615 PROSPECT PLACE LLC to T D BANK, N.A. $430,000
2014-01-14AL&R $430,000 — from 615 PROSPECT PLACE LLC to T D BANK, N.A. $430,000
2004-01-07Mortgage $525,000 — from CREARY, GERALD to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $525,000
2004-01-07AL&R $525,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to CREARY, GERALD $525,000
2002-05-02Mortgage $472,500 — from CREARY, GERALD to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $472,500
1998-08-11Mortgage $375,000 — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $375,000
1989-11-02Mortgage $75,000 — from 615 PROSPECT RLTY CORP to FRIDAL ENTERPRISES INC D $75,000
1989-02-09Mortgage $450,000 — from 615 PROSPECT RLTY CORP to D & F CAPITAL CO $450,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017906318
2018005611
2019018514
20200016319
20210012113
20220110415
2023049619
2024028818
20250010414
2026007411
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 117Ownership & money 26Health & systems 47

Every one of the 221 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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