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842 Franklin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3011870056 · 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, AEP32.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 65.2. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Graffiti (1) · Food Establishment (1) · GENERAL (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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)Margherita Zanghi
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,346,000 $605,700
2026$1,077,000 $484,650
2027$1,292,000 $581,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Joe & Sal's PizzeriaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayBotanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Union St — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Franklin Ave (SW Corner) · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston
Middle: Ebbets Field 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

842 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

15 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,000 on 1984-01-06 (lender: Varsi, Giovanni). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-01-06Mortgage $11,000 — from ZANGHI, ANTONIO; ZANGHI, MARGHERITA to VARSI, GIOVANNI $11,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20181124
20190213
202008210
20210516
20220426
20230325
20240235
20251337
2026023326
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The last 12 months — 27 records

DateRecord
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: JOE & SAL'S PIZZERIA — grade A
2026-07-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-07-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-06-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-06-09HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2026-06-09HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-06-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-03311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-06-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-06-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-25311: 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
2026-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-21Boiler inspection
2025-11-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-18Restaurant inspection: JOE & SAL'S PIZZERIA — grade A
2026-07-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-07-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-07-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2026-06-09HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-06-09HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2026-06-09HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-06-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-06-03311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-06-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2026-06-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-06-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-25311: 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
2026-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-21Boiler inspection
2025
2025-11-03311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2025-09-21FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2025-08-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-06-09HPD 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
2025-03-03Boiler inspection
2025-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-09Restaurant inspection: JOE & SAL'S PIZZERIA — grade A
2024
2024-11-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-05-22Boiler inspection
2024-04-15Restaurant inspection: JOE & SAL'S PIZZERIA — grade B
2024-04-10HPD 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
2024-02-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-09-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-02Boiler inspection
2023-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2022-11-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-10Boiler inspection
2022-03-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-24HPD 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
2022-02-18311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021
2021-10-29Boiler inspection
2021-09-25311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2021-09-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021-05-06311: Consumer Complaint — Other
2021-04-08HPD 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
2021-04-08HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2020
2020-12-04311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-11-25311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-11-17311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-10-09311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-09-15Boiler inspection
2020-08-29311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-06-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-10-30HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-09-18Boiler inspection
2019-07-01311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2018
2018-11-27Boiler inspection
2018-05-13311: Animal Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2018-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-12-17Boiler inspection
2016
2016-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-09HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-06-25DEED, LE — from ZANGHI, ANTONIO; ZANGHI, MARGHERITA to ANGELO ZANGHI, AS TRUSTEE; MARIA ROSARIO, AS TRUSTEE; ANTONINO AND MARGHERITA ZANGHI TRUST
2015-02-20HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-19HPD 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
2014-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-08-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-07-24Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2014-07-24Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2013
2013-08-26Job filed: MODIFY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM #320106416, NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2013-08-26Job filed: MODIFY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM #320106416, NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2013-08-02311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2013-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-07-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-07-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2010-03-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-01-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM OMLY$3,000
2007
2007-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1988
1988-10-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 1 STY APT 1 HENRIQUEZ. , SECTION '' ''
1986
1986-06-17HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHEETROCK CEILING CELLAR CENTER.
1986-06-17HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
1985
1985-02-25Mortgage satisfied — from ZANGHI, ANTONIO; ZANGHI, MARGHERITA to VARSI, GIOVANNI
1984
1984-01-06Mortgage $11,000 — from ZANGHI, ANTONIO; ZANGHI, MARGHERITA to VARSI, GIOVANNI$11,000
1983
1983-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from ZANGHI, ANTONIO; ZANGHI, MARGHERITA to GENZARDI, GEORGINA E
1979
1979-08-03Deed — from VARSI DOMINICK; VARSI DOMENICO to ZANGHI ANTONIO; ZANGHI MARGHERITA
1979-08-03Mortgage — from ZANGHI ANTONIO; ZANGHI MARGHERITA to GENZARDI GEORGINA E
1971
1971-02-05Deed — from MYRON HLDG CORP to VARSI DOMINICK
1971-02-05Mortgage — from VARSI DOMINICK to MYRON HLDG CORP

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