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721 Franklin Avenue

124Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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124 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 33 rodent inspections, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)KUNITZKY , MICHAEL
BBL3012380010
BIN3031399

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

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

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Traffic (1) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$202,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,101,000 $66,060
2026$1,001,000 $60,060
2027$899,000 $53,940

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bien CuitBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Sterling Pl — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
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.

Report a problem to 311

721 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

2 311 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: $110,250 on 2008-06-12 (lender: Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-06-12Mortgage $417,000 — from KUNITZKY, MICHAEL to MERS $417,000
2008-06-12Deed $899,847 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to KUNITZKY , MICHAEL $899,847
2008-06-12Mortgage $110,250 — from KUNITZKY, MICHAEL to HPD $110,250
2006-09-01Mortgage $1,446,596 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY DEPARTMENT OF HP $1,446,596
2006-09-01Mortgage $1,926,565 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $1,926,565
2006-09-01Mortgage $703,781 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $703,781
2006-09-01AL&R $2,630,346 — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to NHS COMMUNITY DEV ELOPMENT CORP. $2,630,346

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2022
2023
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700123
201800134
2019522312
202000189
2021007411
20220061016
202300033
202400044
202500246
202600044
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 21Health & systems 45

Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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