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222 Franklin Street

427Records
18City systems
1Open violations
310.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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427 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 135 HPD housing violations, 59 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)FLESZAR, LUCJA
BBL3025220007
BIN3064138, 3422136

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 310.7. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-16.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$620 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (76) · Outdoor Dining (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$295,215 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)WALDEMAR FLESZAR
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,701,200 $1,215,540
2026$2,161,000 $972,450
2027$1,963,000 $883,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mariscos El SubmarinoSeafoodAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.

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

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin St / Green St — B32 · 150 ft
Citi BikeHuron St & Franklin St · 250 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. 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

222 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

101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $64,300 on 2000-03-29 (lender: Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2000-03-29Mortgage $64,300 — from FLESZAR, LUCJA; FLESZAR, WALDEMAR to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $64,300
1990-02-15Mortgage $45,000 — from MILLER, DANIEL; MILLER, GERALD to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FC U $45,000
1987-07-22Mortgage $120,000 — from MELZER, MARTIN; SWIATEK, JOSEPH; MILLER, DANIEL to SOUTH SHORE RLTY INC $120,000
1987-02-10Mortgage $57,000 — from MANHATTAN VIEWS to BORRAS, VICENTE $57,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701506
20186116326
201900235
202000718
202100516
202200213
202300415
20240013215
202521172388
20264148154
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 339Ownership & money 24Health & systems 17

Every one of the 427 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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