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738 Franklin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011750051 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Graffiti (1) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
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)MHANY 1999 HDFC
Head officerISMENE SPELIOTIS
Managing agentMHANY MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,825,000 $109,500
2026$2,285,000 $137,100
2027$1,990,000 $119,400

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Pearl Indian RestaurantIndianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 50 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
Middle: Elijah Stroud Middle School. 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

738 Franklin Avenue

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

13 311 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 MHANY MANAGEMENT, INC. — 204 buildings, 2,858 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B77 · C36 · D26 · F16. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
110 Dinsmore Place BK274 B
720 Tiffany Street BX183 B
1825 Atlantic Avenue BK150 B
587 East 139 Street BX90 A
445 Thomas S Boyland St BK88 B
54 Bristol Street BK80 B
1921 Cortelyou Road BK76 B
730 Rockaway Avenue BK64 B
530 West 178 Street MN55 B
674 East 136 Street BX43 C
664 Beck Street BX42 C
672 Beck Street BX41 B
2709 Pitkin Avenue BK40 B
671 Manida Street BX39 B
721 Van Siclen Avenue BK38 B
717 Coster Street BX37 A
428 East 117 Street MN37 A
2001 Marmion Avenue BX35 C
2170 Atlantic Avenue BK35 B
1682 Sterling Place BK33 A
234 East 119 Street MN30 B
226 East 119 Street MN30 B
575 West 155 Street MN28 C
124-20 Jamaica Avenue QN26 A
9 Ft Washington Avenue MN26 A
609 West 158 Street MN25 A
1141 Tiffany Street BX25 B
739 Coster Street BX25 C
741 Coster Street BX25 B
1024 Glenmore Avenue BK24 B
518 West 161 Street MN24 B
263 Parkside Avenue BK23 C
180 Grafton Street BK23 B
1035 Hall Place BX22 C
1036 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
1434 Morris Avenue BX21 B
15 Stratford Road BK21 A
1039 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
544 West 163 Street MN20 A
184 Monroe Street BK20 B
1350 Park Place BK19 D
1493 Park Place BK19 B
1158 Intervale Avenue BX18 C
446 East 117 Street MN18 C
917 Eagle Avenue BX16 C
1346 Bergen Street BK16 B
2323 Newkirk Avenue BK16 D
1055 Bergen Street BK16 F
494 East 138 Street BX15 C
492 East 138 Street BX15 C
107-04 150 Street QN13 D
89-06 138 Street QN12 C
497 Newport Street BK12 B
720 Snediker Avenue BK10 B
726 Snediker Avenue BK10 B
251 Mother Gaston Boulevard BK10 C
781 Belmont Avenue BK10 B
1354 East New York Avenue BK10 A
964 Dumont Avenue BK10 B
743 Cleveland Street BK9 C

showing 60 of 204 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,511 on 2011-10-05 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-10-05Agreement $2,353,864 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $2,353,864
2011-10-05SMIS $386,325 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $386,325
2011-10-05Mortgage $13,511 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $13,511
2011-07-11AL&R $381,477 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD $381,477
2011-07-11Mortgage $381,477 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD $381,477
2011-07-11Agreement $2,092,323 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD $2,092,323
2011-07-11RPTT&RET $2,353,865 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1993 LIMITED PARTNE to MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $2,353,865
1994-11-17Mortgage $2,353,864 — from ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD $2,353,864

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704004
201801012
201905016
202003003
202106006
202203014
2023360211
202403137
2025090312
202606039
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-16311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-05-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-30Restaurant inspection: PEARL INDIAN RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-02-17Boiler inspection
2026-01-18311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2025-12-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-16311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-05-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-30Restaurant inspection: PEARL INDIAN RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-02-17Boiler inspection
2026-01-18311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2025
2025-12-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-09-25311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2025-09-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-09-11Restaurant inspection: PEARL INDIAN RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2025-08-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-07-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-31311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2025-05-22311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2025-03-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-02-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-02-05Boiler inspection
2024
2024-09-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-15Agreement — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2024-04-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-03-26Boiler inspection
2024-02-09Restaurant inspection: PEARL INDIAN RESTAURANT — grade B · mice evidence
2024-01-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-19311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2023-06-30311: Bike Rack Condition — Bike Rack Repair
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-03311: Food Establishment — Facility Construction
2023-05-03311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2023-05-03DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-14Boiler inspection
2023-04-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-22HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-09311: Food Establishment — Pesticide
2022-10-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-07-27Boiler inspection
2022-07-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-27311: Litter Basket Request — New Basket
2021-12-27311: Litter Basket Request — New Basket
2021-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021-08-15311: Sewer — Culvert Blocked/Needs Cleaning (SE)
2021-06-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020
2020-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-05-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2020-02-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019
2019-10-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-08-19311: Dirty Conditions — E5 Loose Rubbish
2019-05-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-02-21Boiler inspection
2019-01-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-01-16Eviction executed (2A)
2018
2018-10-13311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2018-03-12Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-12-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-06-12311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2016-02-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-06-05311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2014
2014-08-13311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-03-02311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2014-01-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-11-12311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013-05-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-08-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-07-30Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION.ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$3,000
2012-07-30Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION.ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$3,000
2012-03-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-28Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO AND EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$160,985
2012-02-28Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO AND EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$160,985
2011
2011-11-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-10-05Agreement $2,353,864 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK$2,353,864
2011-10-05SMIS $386,325 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK$386,325
2011-10-05Mortgage $13,511 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR$13,511
2011-08-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-08-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF
2011-08-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF
2011-08-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-07-11AL&R $381,477 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD$381,477
2011-07-11Mortgage $381,477 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD$381,477
2011-07-11Agreement — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD
2011-07-11Agreement $2,092,323 — from MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD$2,092,323
2011-07-11Deed — from MHANY 1 ASSOCIATES, L.P.; ACORN 1 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
2011-07-11RPTT&RET $2,353,865 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1993 LIMITED PARTNE to MHANY 1999 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP$2,353,865
2006
2006-03-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A 50A 50B 3B (50A) REMOVE LOUVA FROM FIRE DOOR. (50B) NO EMERGENCE SWITCH OUTSIDE OF BOILER ROOM FIRE DOOR.$180
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-11-17Mortgage $2,353,864 — from ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD$2,353,864
1994-11-17Agreement — from ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L P to NYC HPD
1994-11-17Mortgage assigned — from ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L P to NYC HPD
1994-11-17Agreement — from ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L P to NYC HPD
1994-11-17Agreement — from ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L P to NYC HPD
1994-07-22Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to ACORN HOUSING 1 ASSOCIATES L P
1994-06-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994-06-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-06-02Permit AL — RE-ISSUED
1991
1991-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
1982
1982-08-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCENY to NEW YORK CITY
1979
1979-07-06VAC — from CITY OF NY; CITY OF NEW YORK
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N
1978
1978-03-10Deed — from 642 STERLING PLACE CORP to JOHNSON VERNAL A
1969
1969-12-23Deed — from SCARLETT ALBERT to 642 STERLING PLACE RLTY CORP
1969-09-16Mortgage — from SCARLETT ALBERT to MCGOVERN MAUREEN H; MCGOVERN JOHN P; MCGOVERN PHILIP J
1969-09-16Deed — from MCGOVERN JOHN P; MCGOVERN PHILIP J; MCGOVERN MAUREEN H to SCARLETT ALBERT

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