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55 Franklin Street

128Records
8City systems
1Open violations
38Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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128 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC
BBL3025710024
BIN3065027

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 38. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1993-03-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 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.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Street Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$256,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1899)
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)55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC
Head officerMALINA NEALIS
Managing agentMALINA NEALIS
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,970,000 $178,200
2026$2,525,000 $151,500
2027$3,227,000 $193,620

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Greenburg CafeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin St / Calyer St — B32 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCalyer St & West St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

55 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

37 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $396,963 on 2019-07-22 (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
2021-08-05Agreement $826,219 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $826,219
2019-07-22AL&R $850,000 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $850,000
2019-07-22Mortgage $396,964 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $396,964
2019-07-22Agreement $850,000 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $850,000
2011-04-07Deed $267,846 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC $267,846
2009-03-16Mortgage $254,717 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $254,717
2009-03-16Agreement $550,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO to NEALIS, KEVIN $550,000
2007-10-10Mortgage $300,000 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $300,000
2007-01-30Deed $750,000 — from VIENTOS, VIRGEN MARGARITA; VIENTOS, MARCIANO to NEALIS, KEVIN $750,000
1993-03-24Mortgage $157,500 — from VIENTOS, DAVID; VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M; VIENTOS, MARCIANO; TORRES, YOLANDA VIENTOS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $157,500
1985-05-24Mortgage $40,000 — from SEMIDEY, BELEN to BENEFICAL HOMEOWNERSER $40,000

Ten-year activity

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20170120012
201820002
201903306
202002002
202108109
202203003
202306006
202407007
20250180119
20260210021
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The full timeline

Construction 2Housing & tenants 97Ownership & money 27Health & systems 2

Every one of the 128 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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