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240 Franklin Avenue

289Records
11City systems
3Open violations
25Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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289 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 58 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built2004
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3019267501
BIN3378338

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 25. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2014-11-29.

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.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Water System (4) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Posting Advertisement (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Illegal Dumping (2).

Filed construction activity

$49,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MARKE GARDENS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
Head officerCOLETTE FORD
Managing agentLANDLORD MANAGEMENT NEW YORK
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$302,631 $136,184
2027$458,108 $206,149

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2012 estimate: gross income $81,998 a year ($13.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $35,125 ($5.80 per sq ft), net operating income $46,873. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 150 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

240 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

23 311 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 LANDLORD MANAGEMENT NEW YORK LLC — 38 buildings, 465 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B5 · C7 · D7 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
84-05 Shore Parkway QN84 A
54 Veronica Place BK72 A
255 Bergen Street BK32 B
601 Crown Street BK27 D
78-03 153 Avenue QN24 B
412 Kings Highway BK24 A
972 East 88 Street BK21 A
2720 86 Street BK20 A
7123 3 Avenue BK18 A
286 St Johns Place BK16 A
5926 Bleecker Street QN12 A
68 West 85 Street MN9 F
123 Clinton Avenue BK9 A
1206 Cortelyou Road BK8 A
494 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
240 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
784 Park Place BK8 F
714 Jefferson Avenue BK7 A
107 Atlantic Avenue BK6 A
143 Nevins Street BK5 F
591 Knickerbocker Avenue BK5 F
50 Lefferts Place BK4 B
156 East 91 Street BK4 D
172 East 59 Street BK3 C
176 East 59 Street BK3 C
558 East 92 Street BK3 C
255 Kingston Avenue BK3 D
257 East 57 Street BK3 C
295 Court Street BK2 D
528 Beach 32 Street QN2 D
36 Arion Place BK2 B
1122 Greene Avenue BK2 A
507 Van Buren Street BK2 D
218-52 Hempstead Avenue QN2 A
859 Belmont Avenue BK2 C
152 Glen Street BK2 C
4417 8 Avenue BK2 D
338 Schenck Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-14Agreement $832,750 — from PEACOCK, TIMOTHY E; AGENT, LYNSEY to GUARANTEED RATE , INC; MERS, INC $832,750
2024-05-29Deed $1,225,000 — from POLAT, DOGA; POLAT, SOYDAN ALIHAN; KAYALAR POLAT, DEE to AGENT, LYNSEY; PEACOCK, TIMOTHY $1,225,000
2024-05-29Mortgage $857,500 — from PEACOCK, TIMOTHY; AGENT, LYNSEY to MERS $857,500
2024-05-10Sold for $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $153,125
2023-01-12Mortgage $250,000 — from SWITHERS, PAUL; SWITHERS, TROI to MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION $250,000
2022-12-29Deed $1,185,000 — from REDWOOD, LUCIEN; REDWOOD, GEMMA to THOMPSON, JESSICA; SCHAPER, ALEXANDER $1,185,000
2022-12-29Mortgage $829,500 — from THOMPSON, JESSICA; SCHAPER, ALEXANDER to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $829,500
2022-11-16Sold for $1,185,000 $1,185,000 $148,125
2021-10-07Mortgage $3,761 — from MOORE, ALLISON; PERLGUT, ANDREW to WEBSTER BANK NA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $3,761
2021-10-07Agreement $911,000 — from MOORE, ALLISON; PERLGUT, ANDREW to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; WEBSTER BANK NA $911,000
2021-06-28Mortgage $343,000 — from CRUTE, SHEREE to MERS, INC.; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC, $343,000
2021-06-21Deed $1,600,000 — from WIRTZER, LAUREN to HAN CHENG, SHEILA SHIH $1,600,000
2021-06-04Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $200,000
2020-12-11Agreement $188,900 — from CUMMINGS, YVONNE I to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $188,900
2020-12-11Mortgage $7,003 — from CUMMINGS, YVONNE I to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,003

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001113
20180056213
20190066214
2020004217
20212099121
20220094316
20230061411
202485106231
202502110215
2026005229
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 119Health & systems 21

Every one of the 289 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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