502 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 319 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 54 311 service requests, 35 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.5. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sign (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Rodent (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Drinking (1).
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 (1932) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE FRANKLIN AVENUE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | HILLEL HERSHKOWITZ |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $143,157 | $64,421 |
| 2026 | $85,750 | $38,588 |
| 2027 | $151,157 | $68,021 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP · LIBRARY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $571,159 a year ($23.49 per sq ft), operating expenses $219,564 ($9.03 per sq ft), net operating income $351,595. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 11/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Flushing Av — G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Flushing Av — B48 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Wallabout St & Kent Ave · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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.
53 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
12 311 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.
Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | Agreement $749,999 — from ROTHBART, ARON; ROTHBART, RACHEL to MERS | $749,999 | |
| 2026-04-29 | Mortgage $411,567 — from ROTHBART, ARON; ROTHBART, RACHEL to MERS | $411,567 | |
| 2026-04-29 | Deed $999,999 — from POLATSEK, JOEL to ROTHBART, RACHEL; ROTHBART, ARON | $999,999 | |
| 2026-03-30 | Sold for $999,999 | $999,999 | $50,000 |
| 2025-07-11 | Mortgage $699,300 — from GREENFELD, NUSSEN SHMIEL to MERS | $699,300 | |
| 2025-07-11 | Deed $999,000 — from THE FAMILY KAUFMAN TRUST; JOSEPH JACOBOWITZ , AS TRUSTEE; CHAIM KAUFMAN, AS TRUSTEE to GREENFELD, NUSSEN SHMIEL | $999,000 | |
| 2025-06-24 | Sold for $999,000 | $999,000 | $49,950 |
| 2025-01-31 | Mortgage $540,000 — from JACOBOWITZ, JOSEPH; JACOBOWITZ, JOSEF to MERS; UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC | $540,000 | |
| 2024-08-30 | Mortgage $600,000 — from HERSKOVITZ, ETTA; HERSKOVITZ, HILEL to CITADEL SERVICING CORPORATION DBA ACRA L | $600,000 | |
| 2022-07-01 | M&CON $424,952 — from LICHTMAN, JUDY; LICHTMAN, AKIVA to NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LLC; LOANCARE LLC | $424,952 | |
| 2022-06-02 | Mortgage $647,200 — from BRACH, MAYER to MERS; FIRST SAVINGS BANK | $647,200 | |
| 2021-12-06 | Mortgage $637,500 — from HERMAN, AMROM to MERS; ARK MORTGAGE, INC. | $637,500 | |
| 2021-12-06 | Deed $850,000 — from SHEM TOV NEW YORK INC to HERMAN, AMROM | $850,000 | |
| 2021-11-19 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $42,500 |
| 2021-08-12 | Mortgage $389,000 — from GOLDBERGER, SHULM to CITIZENS BANK N A | $389,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
Every one of the 502 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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