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744 Franklin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011750054 · 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, AEP0
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. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (5) · Noise (4) · Food Establishment (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$108,375 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1906)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerSAMY BRAHIMY
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,128,000 $507,600
2026$1,255,000 $564,750
2027$1,501,000 $675,450

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sterling Pl / Franklin Av — B45 · 150 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Franklin Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

744 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

14 311 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 IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,918,225 on 2020-03-09 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 6 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
2020-03-09Mortgage $1,918,226 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,918,226
2020-03-09AL&R $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,825,000
2020-03-09Agreement $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,825,000
2013-12-09Mortgage $3,300,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, C/O KLM CONS to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $3,300,000
2008-11-03RPTT&RET $914,000 — from BETA STEEL CORP. to WAGMAN, JAMES; BRAHIMY, HESKY; 171 DEVELOPMENT CORP.; KEFALIDIS, ELIAS; BRAHIMY, SAMY; KEF $914,000
1990-08-06Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP $500,000
1988-12-22Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LTD to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP $500,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017021003
2018001012
2019002114
20200064111
2021004015
20227040112
2023002226
2024007029
2025005027
2026004048
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-09-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-27311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-13Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-10Boiler inspection
2026-02-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-27311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-05-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-13Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-10Boiler inspection
2026-02-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-07311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-08-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-07-08Boiler inspection
2025-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-24311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2025-05-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-18311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2024-08-25311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2024-07-08311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2024-06-26311: Obstruction — Sidewalk Display
2024-06-13311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line Stand
2024-06-03311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2024-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-18Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-15Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2023-11-15Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2023-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-06311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2023-02-16Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-14311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2022-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-18Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE GROCERY STORE. WORK INCLUDES NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS & DOORS, FLOOR FINISHES, AND PAITN THROUGH-OUT SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, $42,500
2022-08-05Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-01Job filed: PROPOSAL TO INSTALL NON-ILLUMINATED, ACCESSORY BUSINESS AWNING ON EXTERIOR WALL, AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. Wording- 744/ MR.$13,375
2022-07-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-06-24Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE GROCERY STORE. WORK INCLUDES NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS & DOORS, FLOOR FINISHES, AND PAITN THROUGH-OUT SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE, $42,500
2022-06-17Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-06-15Job filed: HEREWITH FILE TO RENOVATE GROCERY STORE. WORK INCLUDES INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON-BEARING WALLS & DOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, AND OCCUPANCY$10,000
2022-02-07Boiler inspection
2022-01-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-03311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2021-04-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-12Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-06-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-04-24311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-03-18311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-03-17311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-03-09Mortgage $1,918,226 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$1,918,226
2020-03-09Mortgage assigned — from PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NA to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2020-03-09AL&R $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$4,825,000
2020-03-09Agreement $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$4,825,000
2020-02-05Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-03-20Boiler inspection
2019-02-20TERA — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to BK'V'-1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2019-01-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-08-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-05-08Boiler inspection
2017
2017-09-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-01FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2017-09-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-12-05311: Street Sign - Dangling — Bus Stop
2016-07-10311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2014
2014-12-03HPD 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
2014-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD
2013
2013-12-09Mortgage $3,300,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, C/O KLM CONS to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK$3,300,000
2013-07-17311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013-06-19311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2012
2012-12-26HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2012-12-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM LOCKED AT CELLAR
2012-12-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-12-22311: HEATING — HEAT
2011
2011-07-12311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2011-04-18311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2011-04-18DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-14311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2011-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-11-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-11-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-11-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-11-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-11-12Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR THE ADD MECHANICAL WORK TYPE AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED.$18,000
2010-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-10-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-10-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2010-10-11311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2010-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2010-09-16Job filed: HERWITH AN APPLICATION FILED FOR AN INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. WORKS INCLUDES; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, STORE FRONT & INSTALLA$102,000
2010-09-16Job filed: HERWITH AN APPLICATION FILED FOR AN INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. WORKS INCLUDES; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, STORE FRONT & INSTALLA$102,000
2010-08-31Job filed: HEREWITH AN APPLICATION FILED FOR REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND DOORS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION.$7,000
2010-08-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2009
2009-05-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2009-05-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2009-04-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2008
2008-11-03RPTT&RET $914,000 — from BETA STEEL CORP. to WAGMAN, JAMES; BRAHIMY, HESKY; 171 DEVELOPMENT CORP.; KEFALIDIS, ELIAS; BRAHIMY, SAMY; KEF$914,000
2008-10-27Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RETAIL SPACE AS PER PLANS. REMOVE BEARING AND NON BEARING PARTITIONS AND INSTALL NEW NON-BEARING INTERIOR PARTITIONS. INSTA$30,500
2008-10-27Job filed: RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RETAIL SPACE AS PER PLANS. REMOVE BEARING AND NON BEARING PARTITIONS AND INSTALL NEW NON-BEARING INTERIOR PARTITIONS. INSTA$30,500
2006
2006-05-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-03-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESSORY BUSINESS AWNING. WORDING: LAND OF BEAUTY. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2006-03-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESSORY BUSINESS AWNING. WORDING: LAND OF BEAUTY. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2005
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2004
2004-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1996
1996-11-16HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR
1990
1990-08-21Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERVATION C; NYC COMM PRES CORP/FKA to PENY & CO
1990-08-06Mortgage assigned — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP
1990-08-06Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP; NYC COMM PRES CORP/FKA to NYC HPD
1990-08-06Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP$500,000
1990-08-06Agreement — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to NYC HPD
1990-07-12Agreement — from COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP to BK-V-L LTD PARTNERSHIP
1990-07-12Agreement — from COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP to BK-V-L LTD PARTNERSHIP
1988
1988-12-22Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BK'V'-1 LIMITED PTRSHP
1988-12-22Mortgage assigned — from NYC HPD to KLM CONSTRUCTION CORP
1988-12-22Mortgage assigned — from BK'V'I LTD PARTNERSHIP to BK-V-M LTD PARTNERSHIP
1988-12-22Deed — from BK'V'-I LIMITED PTRSHP to BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP
1988-12-22Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LTD to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP$500,000
1988-12-22MISC — from BK-V-M LTD PARTNERSHIP
1988-12-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to BK-V-L LTD PARTNERSHIP
1988-12-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to NYC COMMUNITY PRESERV/FK; COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP
1982
1982-08-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCENY to NEW YORK CITY
1980
1980-10-29Deed — from D PLUS J RLTY CO; D&J REALTY CO to E G PAVY MGMT CORP; E G PAVY MANAGEMENT CORP; EG PAVY MANAGEMENT CORP
1978
1978-06-16Deed — from IGLESIA CRISTIANA; REY MESIAS to SOTO GILBERTO
1976
1976-11-30Deed — from GOLD SHELDON; JOHNSON LAWRENCE to MESIAS REY; CHRISTIANA IGLESIA
1974
1974-09-12Deed — from A RAMOS TENNIS INC to GOLD SHELDON; JOHNSON LAWRENCE
1974-09-12Deed — from JOHNSON MATTHEW S; JOHNSON LIDIA C to A RAMOS TENNIS INC

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