310 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints, 31 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Missed Collection (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | FRANKLIN 444 LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH AIZER |
| Managing agent | STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,031,600 | $914,220 |
| 2026 | $2,438,000 | $1,097,100 |
| 2027 | $2,926,000 | $1,316,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Franklin Av — C S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Nostrand Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Franklin Av — B26 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Monroe St & Classon Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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.
444 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 |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. — 54 buildings, 369 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B14 · C7 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,921 on 2022-12-29 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-29 | Mortgage $500,921 — from FRANKLIN 444, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $500,921 | |
| 2022-12-29 | Agreement $3,250,000 — from FRANKLIN 444, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2022-12-29 | AL&R $3,250,000 — from FRANKLIN 444, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,250,000 | |
| 2017-06-30 | AL&R $3,075,000 — from FRANKLIN 444, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,075,000 | |
| 2017-06-30 | Mortgage $3,075,000 — from FRANKLIN 444, LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,075,000 | |
| 2013-11-04 | Deed $650,000 — from BZ1, INC. to FRANKLIN 444 LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2011-08-03 | Mortgage $584,000 — from ZIERING, WILLIAM to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $584,000 | |
| 2003-08-07 | Mortgage $253,000 — from ZIERING, WILLIAM to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BA | $253,000 | |
| 2001-03-30 | Mortgage $198,750 — from ZIERING, WILLIAM to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP | $198,750 | |
| 1998-02-25 | Mortgage $108,000 — from ZIERING, WILLIAM; KRIN, HOWARD to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP | $108,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 310 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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