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901 Franklin Avenue

398Records
13City systems
9Open violations
328.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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398 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 224 311 service requests, 45 HPD housing violations, 41 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)EMPIRE HOLDINGS LP
BBL3012870011
BIN3337868

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 328.7. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-01-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (74) · Illegal Parking (9) · Food Establishment (5) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Dumping (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$85,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1925)
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)EMPIRE HOLDINGS L.P
Head officerMICHAEL NEDD
Managing agentA.H.I
Last registered2026-06-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$752,000 $338,400
2026$777,000 $349,650
2027$798,000 $359,100

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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.

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Carroll St — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & Franklin Ave · 50 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

901 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

107 311 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 A.H.I — 8 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1604 Bedford Avenue BK16 B
1291 Nostrand Avenue BK4 A
829 East New York Avenue BK2 A
827 East New York Avenue BK2 D
175 Sterling Street BK2 A
901 Franklin Avenue BK2 F
831 East New York Avenue BK2 B
414 Utica Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,485,457 on 2002-04-22 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 18 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-04-22Mortgage $2,485,457 — from EMPIRE HOLDINGS LP to NYC HPD $2,485,457
2000-07-13Mortgage $959,254 — from D S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $959,254
2000-07-13Mortgage $9,070 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; D S COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $9,070
1998-12-08Mortgage $8,729,757 — from NEIGHNORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN; D S COMMUNITY MANGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $8,729,757
1998-12-08Mortgage $1,191,993 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; D.S. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $1,191,993

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
71
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017008210
201820125
201900628
2020432110
202142118
20220049251
20230051152
20240063366
20250069271
202600628
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 316Ownership & money 19Health & systems 23

Every one of the 398 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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