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775 Franklin Avenue

249Records
11City systems
15Open violations
56.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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249 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 40 HPD housing violations, 29 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ALLOWEY AHMED
BBL3012520013
BIN3032121

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 56.7. 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

Open HPD violations15 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1988-02-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Food Establishment (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)ALLOWEY AHMED
Last registered2024-01-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,315,000 $78,900
2026$1,665,000 $99,900
2027$1,540,000 $92,400

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bagel PubAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Handwashing, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (NE Corner) · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

775 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

16 311 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: $1,500,000 on 2018-03-15 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-15AL&R $1,500,000 — from AHMED, ALLOWEY to FLUSHING BANK $1,500,000
2018-03-15Mortgage $1,500,000 — from AHMED, ALLOWEY to FLUSHING BANK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171100112
20181152018
201915006
20200130013
20210150015
20220140014
20235190125
2024190414
20251110214
202602035
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 175Ownership & money 9Health & systems 11

Every one of the 249 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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