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107 Franklin Avenue

58Records
5City systems
9Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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58 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 5 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 HPD housing violations, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)FRANKLIN & FRANKLIN PROPERTIES LLC
BBL3018990017
BIN3054730

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1989-04-10.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Franklin & Franklin Properties LLC
Head officerDavid Simkowitz
Managing agentTehillim Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,948,000 $176,880
2026$2,712,000 $162,720
2027$3,313,000 $198,780

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Franklin Av — B54 · 450 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

107 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

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 TEHILLIM MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
156 Martense Street BK9 A
158 Martense Street BK9 B
379 South 5 Street BK8 A
153 Division Avenue BK6 A
295 Himrod Street BK6 A
537 Marcy Avenue BK4 D
313 Willoughby Avenue BK4 C
464 Park Avenue BK3 D
186 Broadway BK3 B
871 Driggs Avenue BK3 C
69 Lee Avenue BK3 B
107 Franklin Avenue BK3 C
311 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
65 Skillman Street BK3 C
510 DeKalb Avenue BK3 C
49 Herbert Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $840,000 on 2015-06-15 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Assocation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-15Mortgage $840,000 — from FRANKLIN & FRANKLIN PROPERTIES LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCAT $840,000
2015-06-15Deed $1,200,000 — from SANEZ, BECKY; SANEZ, BRANDON; SANEZ, MELISSA to FRANKLIN & FRANKLIN PROPERTIES LLC $1,200,000
2011-04-18Mortgage $70,000 — from SANEZ, MARLON to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $70,000
2008-09-18Mortgage $50,000 — from SANEZ, MARLON to AMERIFIRST HOME IMPROVEMENT FINANCE CO. $50,000
2008-01-23Mortgage $23,959 — from SANEZ, MARLON to AMERIFIRST HOME IMPROVEMENT FINANCE CO. $23,959
1986-02-20Mortgage $5,272 — from SANEZ, BECKY L; SANEZ, MARLON J to NORTH EASTERN HLDNGCO $5,272

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017101
2018000
2019011
2020000
2021202
2022426
2023303
2024314
2025224
2026011
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 16Health & systems 7

Every one of the 58 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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