1,078 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 265 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 251 311 service requests, 198 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.7. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$33,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (64) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · WATER LEAK (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Street Light Condition (2).
$173,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1964) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (194) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 138-15 FRANKLIN AVENUE APARTMENTS CORP. |
| Head officer | EDWARD CHANG |
| Managing agent | MULLSTONE REALTY |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,570,000 | $5,206,500 |
| 2026 | $12,765,000 | $5,744,250 |
| 2027 | $13,101,000 | $5,895,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,675,485 a year ($17.48 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,764,149 ($8.39 per sq ft), net operating income $1,911,336. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.
| Subway | Flushing-Main St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / Franklin Av — Q17 Q25 · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. 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.
138-15 Franklin Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
90 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Managed by MULLSTONE REALTY — 15 buildings, 1,403 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B8 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138-35 Elder Avenue | QN | 227 | B |
| 132-35 Sanford Avenue | QN | 200 | B |
| 138-15 Franklin Avenue | QN | 194 | B |
| 134-30 Franklin Avenue | QN | 186 | B |
| 142-20 Franklin Avenue | QN | 144 | B |
| 137-05 Franklin Avenue | QN | 109 | B |
| 40-66 Ithaca Street | QN | 66 | A |
| 41-60 Bowne Street | QN | 64 | A |
| 8502 Ft Hamilton Parkway | BK | 60 | A |
| 78-06 46 Avenue | QN | 56 | A |
| 723 East 5 Street | BK | 21 | C |
| 214 Gelston Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 208 Gelston Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 200 Gelston Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 31-38 137 Street | QN | 16 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2024-05-06 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Sold for $390,000 | $390,000 | $2,010 |
| 2026-09-14 | RPTT&RET $370,000 — from CHIANG, CHIA MING to LI, TONY DA | $370,000 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Sold for $370,000 | $370,000 | $1,907 |
| 2025-10-14 | RPTT&RET $375,000 — from ESTATE OF BEECHENG SIM; CHANG, HSIEN TAI to HUANG, KAI JIN; HUANG, ZHEN QIU | $375,000 | |
| 2025-09-16 | Sold for $375,000 | $375,000 | $1,933 |
| 2025-08-05 | RPTT&RET $360,000 — from REN, SHANYING to JIANG, LIYUN | $360,000 | |
| 2025-07-29 | Sold for $360,000 | $360,000 | $1,856 |
| 2025-07-07 | RPTT&RET $420,000 — from ESTATE OF PHILOMENO J. SOARES; AS EXECUTOR, LYNETTE M. SOARES to CAI, LI | $420,000 | |
| 2025-06-16 | Sold for $420,000 | $420,000 | $2,165 |
| 2025-05-23 | RPTT&RET $360,000 — from ESTATE OF USHA NATH; ARORA, GAURAV to OU, YUQI; ZHANG, JIN | $360,000 | |
| 2025-05-14 | Sold for $360,000 | $360,000 | $1,856 |
| 2025-02-03 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from HUANG, MIN; ZHU, RENJUN to LU, WEI FEI | $400,000 | |
| 2025-01-27 | RPTT&RET $410,000 — from TRUMA FOUNDATION to HU, DONGYUAN | $410,000 | |
| 2025-01-14 | Sold for $410,000 | $410,000 | $2,113 |
| 2025-01-10 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $2,062 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 47 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 72 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 1 | 84 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 70 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 61 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 61 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 80 |
Every one of the 1,078 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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