374 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 197 311 service requests, 60 HPD complaints, 42 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43.3. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Dirty Condition (4) · Maintenance or Facility (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (3) · New Tree Request (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,327,000 | $597,150 |
| 2026 | $1,592,000 | $716,400 |
| 2027 | $1,910,000 | $859,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ital Kitchen | Vegetarian | A | — |
| The Vital Shoppe | Vegan | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Odor, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Union St — B48 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Eastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (SW Corner) · 350 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.
839 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
56 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,778 on 2018-07-30 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-30 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK to Z.N. KAFIF REALTY, LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2018-07-30 | Mortgage $100,778 — from Z.N. KAFIF REALTY, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $100,778 | |
| 2018-07-30 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from Z.N. KAFIF REALTY, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-26 | Mortgage $801,073 — from Z.N. KAFIF REALTY, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $801,073 | |
| 2013-07-26 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from Z.N. KAFIF REALTY, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-26 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from Z.N. KAFIF REALTY, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2002-10-23 | Mortgage $499,500 — from REALTY, KAFIF to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $499,500 | |
| 1984-10-19 | Mortgage $50,000 — from LAEZZA, JOHN to FONTAINE, ALAN; NEGRI, JOHN C; FONTAINE, STELLA P | $50,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 14 | 91 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
Every one of the 374 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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