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448 Franklin Avenue

249Records
15City systems
11Open violations
22Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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249 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)448 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC
BBL3019950017
BIN3057315, 3350587

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22. 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 violations11 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-26.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Street Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Litter Basket Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,437,835 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)IRENE LOVELL
Last registered2017-01-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,078,000 $485,100
2026$1,149,000 $517,050
2027$1,301,000 $585,450

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The FranklinAmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayFranklin Av — C S · 750 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Franklin Av — B26 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Bedford Ave · 750 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. 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.

Report a problem to 311

448 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

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,017,500 on 2017-04-17 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-01Agreement $881,039 — from 448 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $881,039
2017-04-17Deed $1,900,000 — from LOVELL, IRENE to 448 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC $1,900,000
2017-04-17AL&R $1,017,500 — from 448 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,017,500
2017-04-17Mortgage $1,017,500 — from 448 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $1,017,500
2017-04-11Sold for $1,900,000 $1,900,000 $380,000
2003-11-19Mortgage $210,000 — from LOVELL, IRENE to EMIGRANT FUNDIND CORPORATION $210,000
2003-11-19AL&R $210,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDIND CORPORATION to LOVELL, IRENE $210,000
2001-07-31Mortgage $172,500 — from LOVELL, IRENE to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $172,500
1998-06-24Mortgage $100,000 — from LOVELL, GEORGE W to RESOURCE ONE INC $100,000
1996-12-06Mortgage $30,000 — from LOVELL, GEORGE to GFI MORTGAGE BANKERSINC $30,000
1991-12-27Mortgage $10,000 — from LOVELL, GEORGE W to MANDELBAUM, CHARLES $10,000
1990-07-25Mortgage $19,000 — from LOVELL, GEORGE W to WEINER, ELI $19,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170146112
201813110217
20193162517
2020113016
202119430127
202261340225
20233830317
20242140310
2025105028
2026002125
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 109Ownership & money 34Health & systems 27

Every one of the 249 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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