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140-35 Franklin Avenue

781Records
20City systems
20Open violations
29.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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781 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 290 311 service requests, 212 HPD complaints, 80 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1973
Floors6
Res. units113
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)TRAFALGAR, LLC
BBL4051800059
BIN4116935

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 29.2. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2008-11-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
2
’25–26

5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$45,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · GENERAL (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · Elevator (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).

Filed construction activity

$595,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1973)
YesSix or more residential units (113)
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)TRAFALGAR, LLC
Head officerEDWARD KALIKOW
Managing agentKALED MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2025-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,451,000 $3,802,950
2026$8,821,000 $3,969,450
2027$8,651,000 $3,892,950

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / Franklin Av — Q17 Q25 · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

140-35 Franklin Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KALED MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 48 buildings, 5,920 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-23 Colden Street QN321 B
43-70 Kissena Boulevard QN320 B
141-10 82 Drive QN291 C
43-44 Kissena Boulevard QN285 A
43-32 Kissena Boulevard QN285 B
42-49 Colden Street QN284 C
99-06 58 Avenue QN225 B
85-15 Main Street QN223 A
118-17 Union Turnpike QN206 A
58-03 Calloway Street QN189 A
135-10 Grand Central Pkwy QN181 B
89-50 56 Avenue QN165 B
142-10 Roosevelt Avenue QN144 B
63-60 102 Street QN139 B
69-39 Yellowstone Blvd QN135 B
106-15 Queens Boulevard QN127 A
69-40 Yellowstone Blvd QN127 A
86-45 St James Avenue QN125 B
140-35 Franklin Avenue QN113 B
67-50 Thornton Place QN112 A
67-67 Burns Street QN112 C
110-16 72 Avenue QN108 B
71-11 Yellowstone Blvd QN107 A
40-15 81 Street QN106 A
30-11 Parsons Boulevard QN105 B
144-90 41 Avenue QN101 C
63-61 99 Street QN98 A
20 Continental Avenue QN95 A
111-14 76 Avenue QN95 A
142-41 41 Avenue QN90 A
143-08 Roosevelt Avenue QN79 A
211 East 35 Street MN76 A
61-88 Dry Harbor Road QN76 A
84-31 Van Wyck Expwy SR E QN73 A
295 Washington Avenue BK72 A
601 East 18 Street BK72 C
2423 Church Avenue BK68 B
107-19 70 Avenue QN67 B
41-72 Judge Street QN66 B
110-11 72 Avenue QN57 A
69-40 108 Street QN53 B
99-15 66 Avenue QN53 A
68-10 108 Street QN50 A
120-10 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN28 A
2781 Broadway MN10 B
23 Park Place MN6 A
58 3 Avenue MN0 —
64 3 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,130,000 on 2025-10-30 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-30Agreement $7,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to TRAFALGAR, LLC $7,200,000
2025-10-30Mortgage $1,130,000 — from TRAFALGAR, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,130,000
2018-10-17Mortgage $3,211,934 — from F/K/A HEWLETT ASSOCIATES; HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,211,934
2018-10-17Agreement $6,070,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P.; F/K/A HEWLETT ASSOCIATES to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,070,000
2018-10-17AL&R $6,070,000 — from F/K/A HEWLETT ASSOCIATES; HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,070,000
2013-06-17RPTT&RET $10,989,000 — from EUGENE SHALIK EXEC THE ESTATE OF PEARL B; JAMES DEVITA EXEC THE ESTATE OF PEARL B. to LAURIE K. PLATT 2013 HEWLETT TRUST; EDWARD KALIKOW, AS TRUSTEE; EDWARD KALIKOW 2013 HE $10,989,000
2011-03-22Agreement $3,300,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,300,000
2011-03-22Mortgage $65,308 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $65,308
2011-03-22AL&R $3,300,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,300,000
2010-06-15Agreement $3,261,719 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES; HEWLETT ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,261,719
1997-10-08Mortgage $100,000 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $100,000
1990-03-28Mortgage $903,429 — from HEWLETT ASSOCIATES to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $903,429

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704131018
201808184232
201904220228
202004330138
202105482156
202201250228
202301640267
202403540259
202531487413121
202602370241
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 94Housing & tenants 601Ownership & money 38Health & systems 32

Every one of the 781 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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