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88 Franklin Street

110Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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110 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)88 FRANKLIN LLC
BBL3025720007
BIN3065045

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

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.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Graffiti (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$256,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)ZBIGNIEW SAWICKI
Managing agentEmpire Group Property Management
Last registered2026-03-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,706,000 $102,360
2026$1,832,000 $109,920
2027$2,409,000 $144,540

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Million GoodsCoffee/TeaA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin St / Calyer St — B32 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCalyer St & West St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

88 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

14 311 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 EMPIRE GROUP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 3 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
643 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
577 Leonard Street BK2 A
88 Franklin Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $114,968 on 2005-08-23 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-08-23Mortgage $114,969 — from SAWICKA, REGINA; SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $114,969
2005-08-23Agreement $437,000 — from SAWICKA, REGINA; SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $437,000
2002-12-13Mortgage $330,800 — from SAWICKI, ZBIGNIEW to AMERITRUST MORTGAGEBANKERS INC $330,800
1987-06-04Mortgage $80,000 — from HAMM, CATHY to GUTOWSKI, WALTER KARL $80,000
1985-07-10Mortgage $50,000 — from GUTOWSKI, WALTER KARL to FARINA, EVELYN; FARINA, MELVIN $50,000
1985-07-01Mortgage $6,000 — from GUTOWSKI, WALTER KARL to SRAGG, NANCY; SRAGG, ELI J $6,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005106
2018024118
2019004004
2020004004
2021004004
2022005016
2023230016
20246030211
20250080412
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 25Health & systems 10

Every one of the 110 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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