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140-02 Franklin Avenue

901Records
18City systems
14Open violations
6.1Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11355 · Neighborhood: Flushing-Willets Point
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901 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 328 311 service requests, 198 HPD complaints, 80 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11355
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units120
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SJS ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL4051820001
BIN4117047

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 6.1. In ZIP 11355, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Illegal Parking (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · E (7) · PLUMBING (6).

Filed construction activity

$76,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (120)
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)SJS Associates, LLC
Head officerScott Silverman
Managing agentBronstein Properties LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,926,000 $4,016,700
2026$9,903,000 $4,456,350
2027$9,955,000 $4,479,750

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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.

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

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kissena Blvd / Ash Av — Q17 Q25 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne
Middle: I.S. 237. 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

140-02 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

75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-15 99 Street QN138 B
90-19 88 Avenue QN127 C
140-02 Franklin Avenue QN120 A
307 West 57 Street MN103 A
1780 West 3 Street BK99 A
43-17 48 Street QN95 B
313 Edgecombe Avenue MN93 B
46-16 47 Street QN86 A
43-05 47 Street QN82 B
118 Post Avenue MN80 B
42-09 47 Avenue QN79 B
43-09 40 Street QN77 B
30 Seaman Avenue MN74 A
82-15 Britton Avenue QN72 B
415 East 17 Street BK72 B
43-34 49 Street QN72 B
43-22 45 Street QN70 A
2015 Dorchester Road BK70 C
60-15 Calloway Street QN67 A
55 Payson Avenue MN66 A
7402 Bay Parkway BK65 B
20 Seaman Avenue MN65 A
20 Laurel Hill Terrace MN64 A
135-16 82 Avenue QN64 B
88-50 179 Street QN63 B
87-24 115 Street QN60 B
521 Isham Street MN60 B
47-07 41 Street QN59 B
50 East 21 Street BK59 B
45-42 41 Street QN59 B
84-05 108 Street QN59 B
135 Clarkson Avenue BK58 B
47-21 41 Street QN58 A
204 Sherman Avenue MN57 A
91 St Nicholas Avenue BK57 B
141 East 19 Street BK56 C
86-02 Park Lane South QN54 B
45 Thayer Street MN53 B
2212 Ditmas Avenue BK52 C
456 Grand Street BK52 A
414 West 44 Street MN52 A
175-39 Highland Avenue QN52 A
133 Seaman Avenue MN49 B
2160 Caton Avenue BK48 A
613 East 16 Street BK48 B
84-23 85 Road QN48 B
612 West 178 Street MN48 A
446 Ocean Avenue BK47 C
85-25 120 Street QN47 B
198-40 32 Avenue QN46 B
555 West 170 Street MN45 D
1605 Putnam Avenue QN45 B
45-35 46 Street QN45 A
85-31 120 Street QN45 A
122-04 Metropolitan Avenue QN44 A
514 West 213 Street MN44 A
609 West 174 Street MN43 A
89-15 102 Street QN43 B
602 West 190 Street MN42 B
51 Stratford Road BK42 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,802,934 on 2014-07-17 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-14Agreement $13,381,442 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,381,442
2022-10-14AL&R $13,381,442 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,381,442
2018-08-24Agreement $14,024,362 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $14,024,362
2014-07-17Mortgage $2,802,935 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,802,935
2014-07-17Agreement $2,802,935 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,802,935
2012-03-06Agreement $11,865,000 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,865,000
2010-04-21Agreement $11,865,000 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,865,000
2007-08-01Agreement $11,865,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SJS ASSOCIATES LLC $11,865,000
2007-08-01Mortgage $5,562,974 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,562,974
2007-08-01AL&R $11,865,000 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,865,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $360,000 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $360,000
2004-07-04Agreement $6,360,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SJS ASSOCIATES LLC $6,360,000
2002-07-29Mortgage $1,373,315 — from SJS ASSOCIATE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,373,315
1999-06-11Mortgage $4,316,971 — from SJS ASSOCIATES LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $4,316,971
1990-07-18Mortgage $25,000 — from FRANKLIN ESTATES to QUEENS COUNTY SAVS BK $25,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704690073
2018213581175
2019220520276
202016170125
202124190126
202213692277
202303220227
202401180120
202504650170
202602410144
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 208Housing & tenants 600Ownership & money 35Health & systems 14

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