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325 Franklin Avenue

456Records
16City systems
6Open violations
152Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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456 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 213 311 service requests, 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 48 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1968
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)52 MARCY LLC
BBL3019540004
BIN3055808

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GRADE D

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 152. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · PLUMBING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

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 (1968)
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)52 MARCY LLC
Head officerSHLOMO KARPEN
Managing agentWATERFRONT MANANGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$675,600 $304,020
2026$811,000 $364,950
2027$973,000 $437,850

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
C'Mon EverybodyAmericanA—
Sosa and Zuco LLCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 300 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & Franklin Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

325 Franklin Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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 WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1085 Willoughby Avenue BK20 B
238 Pulaski Street BK12 B
387 Franklin Avenue BK11 A
1189 Broadway BK11 A
317 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
53 Stanhope Street BK8 B
159 Suydam Street BK8 B
834 Quincy Street BK7 B
568 Willoughby Avenue BK6 A
699 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
91 Gerry Street BK6 A
618 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
35A Driggs Avenue BK3 D
325 Franklin Avenue BK3 D
1098 Bushwick Avenue BK3 D
106 Kingston Avenue BK2 D
18 Bleecker Street BK2 C
131 Boerum Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,050,000 on 2024-03-08 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-03-08AL&R $2,050,000 — from 52 MARCY LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,050,000
2024-03-08Mortgage $2,050,000 — from 52 MARCY LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,050,000
2023-06-30Deed $3,000,000 — from MAGUIRE BKLN VI LLC to 52 MARCY LLC $3,000,000
2023-06-28Sold for $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,000,000
2023-05-12Agreement $2,029,757 — from MAGUIRE BKLN X LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN II LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN III LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN VII LLC; MAGUI to CRE CAPITAL MEMBER II LLC $2,029,757
2022-06-17AL&R $11,250,000 — from MAGUIRE BKLN IV LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN I LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN III LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN V LLC; MAGUIRE to LSC BROOKLYN HOLDINGS III LLC $11,250,000
2022-06-17Mortgage $11,250,000 — from MAGUIRE BKLN V LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN IX LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN III LLC; MAGUIRE BKLN VIII LLC; MAGU to LSC BROOKLYN HOLDINGS III LLC $11,250,000
2022-06-17Deed $2,776,643 — from 325 FRANKLIN LLC to MAGUIRE BKLN VI LLC $2,776,643
2022-05-16Sold for $2,776,643 $2,776,643 $925,548
2013-12-05AL&R $2,900,000 — from 325 FRANKLIN LLC; 53 STANHOPE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,900,000
2013-12-05Agreement $2,900,000 — from 53 STANHOPE LLC; 325 FRANKLIN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,900,000
2013-12-05Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 325 FRANKLIN LLC; 53 STANHOPE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,350,000
2013-02-21Deed $1,350,000 — from AMARACHI, INC. to 325 FRANKLIN LLC $1,350,000
2013-02-21Mortgage $360,898 — from 325 FRANKLIN LLC to ELMAR ASSOCIATES LLC $360,898
2013-02-21Agreement $1,000,000 — from 325 FRANKLIN LLC to ELMAR ASSOCIATES LLC $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714229
20180320234
2019090211
202003025
20210100313
2022158418
20230237333
2024092415
2025080311
2026290112
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 299Ownership & money 57Health & systems 38

Every one of the 456 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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