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214 Franklin Street

652Records
13City systems
14Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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652 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 311 service requests, 87 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 73 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units30
ClassHB
Owner (PLUTO)214 FRANKLIN LLC
BBL3025220003
BIN3064136

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 79% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2011-10-04.

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

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Outdoor Dining (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Air Quality (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).

Filed construction activity

$229,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)214 FRANKLIN LLC
Head officerJOSEPH TORRES
Managing agentJES Property Management Services Inc
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,517,000 $2,482,650
2026$5,801,000 $2,610,450
2027$6,873,000 $3,092,850

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MadreAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin St / Green St — B32 · 200 ft
Citi BikeHuron St & Franklin St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont. 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

214 Franklin Street

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

30 311 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 JES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC — 2 buildings, 56 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
214 Franklin Street BK30 A
25 Jay Street BK26 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,010 on 2025-09-12 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-12Agreement $10,000,000 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $10,000,000
2025-09-12Mortgage $1,200,010 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,200,010
2025-09-12AL&R $10,000,000 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $10,000,000
2023-07-07AL&R $8,799,990 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to EDGEWOD MAC V LLC $8,799,990
2023-07-07Agreement $8,799,990 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to EDGEWOD MAC V LLC $8,799,990
2023-07-07Mortgage $499,990 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to EDGEWOD MAC V LLC $499,990
2023-05-30Agreement $4,000,000 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC; 66 HOPE HOLDING GROUP LLC; INDIA STREET HOLDING COMPANY LLC; NORTH HENRY to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC; PRIME POINT FUNDING LLC $4,000,000
2022-10-26Agreement $3,500,000 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to PRIME POINT FUNDING LLC $3,500,000
2022-10-26AL&R $3,500,000 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC to PRIME POINT FUNDING LLC $3,500,000
2020-02-07Agreement $7,300,000 — from NORTH HENRY PARTNERS LLC; 214 FRANKLIN LLC; 25 JAY STREET LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING, LLC $7,300,000
2020-02-07Mortgage $2,500,000 — from NORTH HENRY PARTNERS LLC; 25 JAY STREET LLC; 214 FRANKLIN LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING, LLC $2,500,000
2018-09-06AL&R $7,300,000 — from NORTH HENRY PARTNERS LLC; 214 FRANKLIN LLC; 25 JAY STREET LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC $7,300,000
2018-09-06Agreement $7,300,000 — from 214 FRANKLIN LLC; NORTH HENRY PARTNERS LLC; 25 JAY STREET LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC $7,300,000
2018-09-06Mortgage $2,100,000 — from NORTH HENRY PARTNERS LLC; 25 JAY STREET LLC; 214 FRANKLIN LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC $2,100,000
2018-05-04Agreement $10,200,000 — from NORTH HENRY PARTNERS LLC; 25 JAY STREET LLC; 214 FRANKLIN LLC; 77 BOX STREET HOLDING COMPA to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC $10,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179576027
2018341010229
201944210231
2020106272045
2021516180039
20220376117
2023101210023
202402130116
202562174029
2026014016
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The full timeline

Construction 102Enforcement 155Housing & tenants 301Ownership & money 87Health & systems 7

Every one of the 652 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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