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843 Franklin Avenue

518Records
17City systems
102Open violations
202Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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518 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 149 HPD housing violations, 119 HPD complaints, 113 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1909
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)PHILIPPE, JOCELINE JEAN
BBL3012730009
BIN3033117

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 202. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations102 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 2010-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)LOUBERT JEANPHILIPPE
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,588,000 $714,600
2026$1,770,000 $796,500
2027$2,071,000 $931,950

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lemon GrassCaribbeanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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.

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

SubwayBotanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Union St — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (SW Corner) · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston
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

843 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

34 311 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: $425,000 on 2009-05-04 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-05-04Mortgage $425,000 — from JEAN PHILIPPE, JOCELINE; JEAN PHILIPPE, LOUERT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $425,000
2002-02-05Mortgage $375,000 — from PHILIPPE, LOUBERT JEAN; PHILIPPE, JOCELINE JEAN to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $375,000
1997-04-15Mortgage $58,000 — from PATTERSON, JANET; GOWIE, LUCILLE to WHYLIE, SYLVIA $58,000
1997-04-15Mortgage $172,250 — from GOWIE, LUCILLE; PATTERSON, JANET to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT $172,250
1993-04-20Mortgage $28,000 — from BERNARD, ROBERT; WHYLIE, SYLVIA to SPENCER, NEVILLE G; SPENCER, BEATRICE $28,000
1986-04-28Mortgage $198,200 — from SPENCER, BEATRICE; SPENCER, NEVILLE G to HUD $198,200
1982-11-18Mortgage $10,000 — from SPENCER, BEATRICE; SPENCER, NEVILLE G to NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO $10,000
1982-03-05Mortgage $14,100 — from SPENCER, BEATRICE; SPENCER, NEVILLE G. to NEW YORK, CITY OF $14,100

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017650267
2018120214
2019410243
2020300131
20215016
20225038
2023601218
2024432752
2025190524
2026220527
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 397Ownership & money 41Health & systems 50

Every one of the 518 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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