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787 Franklin Avenue

271Records
16City systems
0Open violations
25Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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271 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 50 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)787 FRANKLIN AV XNB LLC
BBL3012520008
BIN3032116

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 25. 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,491,061 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1931)
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)787 FRANKLIN AV XNB LLC
Head officerWAYNE WU
Managing agentL ROSE REALTY INC
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,346,000 $605,700
2026$1,497,000 $673,650
2027$1,791,000 $805,950

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Saint Johns Pl — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (NE Corner) · 450 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

787 Franklin Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by L ROSE REALTY, INC — 28 buildings, 272 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C5 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1007 Atlantic Avenue BK50 A
109 Gold Street BK33 A
820 Franklin Avenue BK32 A
169 North 10 Street BK20 A
209 West 20 Street MN12 A
583 Lorimer Street BK10 A
359 Lewis Avenue BK8 C
320 Cumberland Street BK7 A
259 St Nicholas Avenue BK7 B
266 3 Avenue MN7 A
377 Menahan Street BK6 B
152 Norman Avenue BK6 A
379 Menahan Street BK6 A
2041 Palmetto Street QN6 A
315 Melrose Street BK6 B
155 Evergreen Avenue BK6 B
223 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 B
93 Bainbridge Street BK6 A
126 Bedford Avenue BK5 C
240 St Nicholas Avenue BK5 D
330 Rodney Street BK4 B
787 Franklin Avenue BK4 C
176 Delancey Street MN4 B
215 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
211 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 B
1452 Fulton Street BK3 C
1450 Fulton Street BK3 D
597 Manhattan Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $485,500 on 2018-07-16 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-01Deed $6,725,000 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC; 787 FRANKLIN INVESTORS LLC to 787 FRANKLIN AV XNB LLC $6,725,000
2023-05-01AL&R $3,950,000 — from 787 FRANKLIN AV XNB LLC to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ISAOA/ATIMA $3,950,000
2023-05-01Agreement $3,950,000 — from 787 FRANKLIN AV XNB LLC to ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ISAOA/ATIMA $3,950,000
2023-04-20Sold for $6,725,000 $6,725,000 $1,681,250
2018-07-16AL&R $485,500 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $485,500
2018-07-16Mortgage $485,500 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $485,500
2018-07-16AL&R $1,010,000 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,010,000
2018-07-16Mortgage $1,010,000 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,010,000
2017-01-23Deed $3,375,000 — from DAZAR ENTERPRISES II, LLC to 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC $3,375,000
2017-01-23Mortgage $1,757,686 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,757,686
2017-01-23Agreement $2,515,000 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,515,000
2017-01-23AL&R $2,515,000 — from 787 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,515,000
2016-12-16Sold for $3,375,000 $3,375,000 $843,750
2014-05-27Agreement $800,000 — from DAZAR ENTERPRISES II, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $800,000
2014-05-27AL&R $800,000 — from DAZAR ENTERPRISES II, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $800,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
46
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177068021
201815734029
2019926100146
20204250011
202173120022
20224290318
202320811930
2024004037
2025007029
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 105Ownership & money 52Health & systems 19

Every one of the 271 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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