1,268 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 336 HPD complaints, 302 311 service requests, 175 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 17. 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 | 37 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1985-05-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$42,150 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Blocked Driveway (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Elevator (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$228,840 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1962) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (109) |
| 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) | 137-05 FRANKLIN AVENUE OWNERS, INC. |
| Head officer | WILLIAM CHAN |
| Managing agent | MULLSTONE REALTY |
| Last registered | 2025-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,747,000 | $3,486,150 |
| 2026 | $7,846,000 | $3,530,700 |
| 2027 | $8,241,000 | $3,708,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 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 $1,954,257 a year ($21.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $977,129 ($10.86 per sq ft), net operating income $977,129. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
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.
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.
| Subway | Flushing-Main St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Main St / Franklin Av — Q20 · 300 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.
137-05 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 |
37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 2025-09-11 (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 $385,000 | $385,000 | $3,532 |
| 2026-09-22 | Sold for $225,000 | $225,000 | $2,064 |
| 2026-04-20 | RPTT&RET $190,000 — from SU, SHAO SHAN to HUANG, CHENG XIANG | $190,000 | |
| 2026-04-15 | RPTT&RET $215,000 — from WU, HEDY to ZHENG, CHAO-MING | $215,000 | |
| 2026-04-14 | Sold for $190,000 | $190,000 | $1,743 |
| 2026-04-08 | Sold for $215,000 | $215,000 | $1,972 |
| 2026-03-31 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from CHEN, ZHENGUI; CHEUNG, KEI to CHEN, JIANSONG; ZHOU, XUECHANG | $525,000 | |
| 2026-03-24 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $4,817 |
| 2026-03-04 | RPTT&RET $410,000 — from LIN, EMILY to NI, ZHOU WU | $410,000 | |
| 2026-03-03 | Sold for $410,000 | $410,000 | $3,761 |
| 2025-12-18 | RPTT&RET $448,000 — from SIU, MEI YUEN to LEUNG, WAN MEI HUO | $448,000 | |
| 2025-12-16 | Sold for $448,000 | $448,000 | $4,110 |
| 2025-12-03 | RPTT&RET $415,000 — from HUO LEUNG, WAN MEI to CHEN, XUE KANG; LU, GAO YUN | $415,000 | |
| 2025-11-25 | Sold for $415,000 | $415,000 | $3,807 |
| 2025-11-13 | RPTT&RET $230,000 — from CAI, BAO JUAN; TANG, QI to ZHANG, WENQIAN | $230,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 4 | 2 | 112 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 58 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 75 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 48 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 67 |
| 2026 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
Every one of the 1,268 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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