805 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 250 311 service requests, 234 HPD complaints, 173 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 252.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 22 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-26. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Rodent (7) · Noise (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · SAFETY (3).
$1,128,786 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WFHA BROOKLYN LP |
| Head officer | John Warren |
| Managing agent | MHR MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,730,000 | $778,500 |
| 2026 | $1,844,000 | $829,800 |
| 2027 | $2,202,000 | $990,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Park 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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Prospect Pl — B48 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Pl & Franklin Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn Middle: Elijah Stroud 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.
697 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Managed by MHR MANAGEMENT INC — 71 buildings, 1,385 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B24 · C20 · D13 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 71 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,870,000 on 2024-12-09 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency), covering 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-09 | Mortgage $30,870,000 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WFHA BROOKLYN L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $30,870,000 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Mortgage $10,778,104 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WFHA BROOKLYN L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $10,778,104 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Agreement $14,003,105 — from WFHA BROOKLYN L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $14,003,105 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Agreement $14,003,105 — from WFHA BROOKLYN L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $14,003,105 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Agreement $3,225,001 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WFHA BROOKLYN L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,225,001 | |
| 2021-05-17 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from WFHA BROOKLYN L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $1,000,000 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Mortgage $12,706,180 — from WFHA BROOKLYN L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $12,706,180 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Mortgage $30,870,000 — from WFHA BROOKLYN L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $30,870,000 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Agreement $10,778,104 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WFHA BROOKLYN L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $10,778,104 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Mortgage $3,225,001 — from WFHA BROOKLYN L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $3,225,001 | |
| 2021-05-17 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WFHA BROOKLYN L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY & THROUG | $1,000,000 | |
| 2021-04-21 | Agreement $30,087,380 — from WFHA BROOKLYN RESTORATION L.P. to WFHA BROOKLYN L.P. | $30,087,380 | |
| 2015-12-03 | Agreement $6,746,933 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WFHA BROOKLYN RESTORATION L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $6,746,933 | |
| 2015-12-03 | Deed $8,220,000 — from FRANKLIN AVENUE CLUSTER, L.P. to WFHA BROOKLYN RESTORATION L.P.; UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO | $8,220,000 | |
| 1999-12-27 | Mortgage $3,045,129 — from CITY OF NEW YORK to FRANKLIN AVENUE CLUSTER LP | $3,045,129 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 80 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 71 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 63 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 61 |
Every one of the 805 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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