The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 23.8. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and
13% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-08.
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
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (11) · Noise (3) · Water System (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (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
No
Built before 1974 (2010)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
Yes
421-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)
239 FRANKLIN AVE LLC
Head officer
ANDOR DEUTSCH
Managing agent
EMPIRE STATE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-10-31
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,045,600
$1,370,520
2026
$3,655,000
$1,644,750
2027
$4,386,000
$1,973,700
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
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
Subway
Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
21 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $259,099 on
2021-03-08 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-03-08
Agreement $2,000,000 — from 239 FRANKLIN AVE., LLC; FRANKLIN SYD LLC to TD BANK, N.A.
$2,000,000
2021-03-08
Mortgage $259,099 — from 239 FRANKLIN AVE., LLC; FRANKLIN SYD LLC to TD BANK, N.A.
$259,099
2021-03-08
AL&R $2,000,000 — from 239 FRANKLIN AVE., LLC; FRANKLIN SYD LLC to TD BANK, N.A.
$2,000,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
16
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
4
4
2018
0
2
0
2
4
2019
1
2
0
6
9
2020
1
2
0
1
4
2021
0
6
4
1
11
2022
0
9
0
2
11
2023
0
3
0
4
7
2024
2
6
0
2
10
2025
0
13
0
3
16
2026
0
5
0
4
9
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311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2026-09-24
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2026-08-21
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-14
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-05-08
HPD 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
2026-04-02
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-02-24
311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2026-02-18
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-16
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025-11-20
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-29311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2026-09-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2026-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-04-02311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2026-02-24311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2026-02-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2025
2025-11-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-19311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-09-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-09-04311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-08-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-08-20311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2025-07-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-06-16311: Illegal Tree Damage — Branches Damaged
2025-06-10311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-06-09311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2025-06-02311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2025-05-29311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2025-04-11311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-04-08311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-03-14311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2023-01-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-04HPD 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
2022-04-01311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Vehicular (AA4)
2022-03-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS IN THE FIRE STAIRS ''A'' AT ALL STORIES
2022-03-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER PLATE ON WEST WALL IN THE PUBLIC HALL AT 1ST STORY
2022-03-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS IN THE FIRE STAIRS ''B'' AT ALL STORIES
2022-03-14HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC HALL AT ALL STORIES
2022-01-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-07-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-19HPD 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
2021-04-19HPD 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
2021-03-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from 239 FRANKLIN AVE., LLC; FRANKLIN SYD LLC to TD BANK, N.A.$2,000,000
2021-03-08Mortgage $259,099 — from 239 FRANKLIN AVE., LLC; FRANKLIN SYD LLC to TD BANK, N.A.$259,099
2021-03-08Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK to TD BANK, N.A.
2021-03-08AL&R $2,000,000 — from 239 FRANKLIN AVE., LLC; FRANKLIN SYD LLC to TD BANK, N.A.$2,000,000
2021-02-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-05311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2020
2020-10-02DOB violation E:
2020-05-11311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-02-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019
2019-11-04HPD 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
2019-09-20DOB violation E:
2019-09-03Elevator permit: All work to comply with ASME/ANSI A17.1 2000/2003, Chapter 30, Appendix K. All necessary test/inspection to be performed in the p$10,000
2019-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-31311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2019-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-02-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018
2018-09-26311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2018-08-12311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2018-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-01-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-21Job filed: SI
2016-12-21Job filed: SI
2015
2015-12-30HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2015-12-30HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2015-12-30HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX OR A
2015-12-30HPD 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
2015-12-30HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2015-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-04-03DOB violation E:
2013-01-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2013-01-02Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2013-01-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2013-01-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOW GUARDS
2012
2012-05-24DOB violation E:
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2010 INSPECTION/TEST
2011-08-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-05-06DOB violation E:
2010
2010-05-25DOB violation E:
2010-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2010-03-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-03-10311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2009
2009-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2009-11-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2009-11-05CDEC — from THE 239 FRANKLIN AVENUE CONDOMINIUM
2009-11-05MAPS — from THE 239 FRANKLIN AVENUE CONDOMINIUM
2009-07-02Job filed: TENTATIVE LOTS HEREWITH FILED. LOT NO. 9 TENTATIVE LOT NOS.1101-1108.SEE COMMENTS FOR DETAILS.
2009-07-02Job filed: TENTATIVE LOTS HEREWITH FILED. LOT NO. 9 TENTATIVE LOT NOS.1101-1108.SEE COMMENTS FOR DETAILS.
2007
2007-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2007-09-04Job filed: BPP FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB JOB NO 301913106. TOTAL OF 49'6" ON FRANKLIN AVE.BNP#
2007-08-22Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-06-29DEEDO — from BOINICH DEVELOPMENT LLC to 239 FRANKLIN AVE. LLC
2007-03-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-02-21Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-02-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-01-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
2007-01-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLAN. APPLICATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION#301913106.$200
2007-01-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-29Job filed: SHORING FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 237 AND 239 FRANKLIN AVE NB JOB NO 301913115 AND 301913106. NO CHANGE IN BULK USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APP$100
2006-11-03Job filed: SHORING APPLICATION IN CONJ W NB # 301 913 106 - NO CHANGE IN BULK, USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$1,000
2006-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2006-10-25DOB violation C: FAILURE TO PROTECT ADJOINING STRUCTURES DURING EXCAVATION OPERATIONS OBSERVED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN PROGRESS NEW BLDG
2006-10-25DOB violation C: FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AT SIDES OF EXCAVATION.EXCAVATION ACTIVI TIES OBSERVED AND IN PROGRESS UNDER APP#301913106 WITH NO SH
2006-09-28Permit NB — ISSUED
2006-09-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005
2005-03-11Job filed: NB
2005-03-10Job filed: NB
2005-03-10Job filed: NB
2005-03-10Job filed: NB
2005-03-10Job filed: NB
2001
2001-06-12Deed — from BASSOLINO, DONALD to BOINICH DEVELOPMENTLLC
1996
1996-12-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DEPT RECORDS FROM VACAN LOT TO PRIVATE PARKING LOT COUNTED 12 CARS REMEDY DISCONTINUE ILLEGA
1996-12-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED CURB CUT INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE TO PRIOR LOT.REMEDY OBTAIN A PERMIT OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LAWFUL USE
1996-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
1996-05-28Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BASSOLINO, DONALD
1995
1995-03-31Mortgage assigned — from BETH HAMEDRASH BEERMOSHE to DREBIN, LEON
1986
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1979
1979-07-06Deed — from SECY OF HOUSING & URBAN DVLPT to HOPE WILMA; HOPE COLIN
1979-03-28Deed — from BERNSTEIN CHARLES E REFEREE; LITTLE JOSEPH DEFENDANTS to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
1969
1969-02-05Mortgage assigned — from UNITED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICING CORP to FEDERAL NATIONAL MTGE ASSN
1968
1968-12-26Mortgage — from LITTLE JOSEPH to UNITED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICING CORP
1968-12-26Deed — from PRIMA REALTY CORP to LITTLE JOSEPH
1968-11-22Deed — from STRAMMIELLO VICTOR(SOLE DISTRIBUTEES); STRAMMIELLO MARY; STRAMMIELLO NICHOLAS(DECEASED); P to PRIMA REALTY CORP