The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-29.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (12 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
No
Built before 1974 (2022)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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)
317 FRANKLIN LLC
Head officer
SHLOMO KARPEN
Managing agent
WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-08-21
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
$1,883,000
$847,350
2026
$2,007,000
$903,150
2027
$2,272,000
$1,022,400
The city's market estimate has risen
21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave · 200 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.
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $71,258 on
2024-01-05 (lender: Keb Hana Bank USA, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-01-05
AL&R $3,800,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to KEB HANA BANK USA, N.A.
$3,800,000
2024-01-05
Agreement $3,800,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to KEB HANA BANK USA, N.A.
$3,800,000
2024-01-05
Mortgage $71,258 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to KEB HANA BANK USA, N.A.
$71,258
2022-08-30
CERR $750,000 — from INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B to 317 FRANKLIN LLC
$750,000
2022-08-30
AL&R $3,000,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B
$3,000,000
2022-08-30
Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B
$3,000,000
2022-08-30
Agreement $750,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B
$750,000
2022-08-30
AL&R $750,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B
$750,000
2013-05-23
AL&R $1,250,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,250,000
2013-05-23
Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,250,000
2012-03-05
Deed $376,000 — from SUMAIRA HOLDINGS LLC to 317 FRANKLIN LLC
$376,000
2006-04-04
Deed $225,000 — from MCEACHERN, BARBARA; MCEACHERN, DANIEL to HERCZL, JUDY
$225,000
2005-05-16
Mortgage $1,075,000 — from SUMAIRA HOLDINGS LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$1,075,000
2004-03-31
Mortgage $500,000 — from FAROOQ, JUNAID to MERS
$500,000
2004-03-18
Deed $380,000 — from HERCZI, JUDY to DORENIA PROPERTIES LLC
$380,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
45
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
0
11
13
2018
0
0
5
0
2
7
2019
0
0
2
0
4
6
2020
0
7
6
0
2
15
2021
14
5
2
2
1
24
2022
18
11
7
6
3
45
2023
5
2
5
1
2
15
2024
0
0
4
7
2
13
2025
0
0
8
0
2
10
2026
0
0
13
0
2
15
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HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT
2026-08-08
311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-08-08
311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-08
311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-08
Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-08
Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-08-08
Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-17
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-05-15
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-08
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-10
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-10
311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-10
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-10
Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2025-12-18
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-24
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-06311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-08-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT
2023-03-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROTECT ADJOINING PROPERTY FROM SITE EXTERIOR FINISH PHASE.IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT OF SPILLED MATERIAL, I OBSERVE SITE
2023-02-17311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-02-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-11-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2022-11-21DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-09Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2022-11-09Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2022-10-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-10-27Elevator permit: INSTALL NEW 2:1 UNDERSLUNG MRL PASSENGER ELEVATOR PER ASME A17.1-2005S, SECTION 2, CHAPTER 30, OF 2014 BC, APPENDIX K4. ALL INSPEC$232,000
2022-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT THE TIME OF BY INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS, I OBSERVED STREET AND PEDESTRIAN WALK WAY WAS BLO
2022-10-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2022-10-04Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-10-04Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-10-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE. NO CHANGE IN US$10,000
2022-09-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-09-20Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-09-20Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2022-08-30CERR $750,000 — from INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B to 317 FRANKLIN LLC$750,000
2022-08-30TL&R — from INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B
2022-08-30AL&R $3,000,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B$3,000,000
2022-08-30Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B$3,000,000
2022-08-30Agreement $750,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B$750,000
2022-08-30AL&R $750,000 — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC to INVESTORS BANK, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS B$750,000
2022-08-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: I OBSERVED ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE AT EXCAVATION AND FOUNDATION PHASE, UPON REQUEST FROM EXCAVATOR OPERATOR FOR CERTIFICATION TO
2022-08-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: I OBSERVED ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE AT EXCAVATION AND FOUNDATION PHASE, UPON REVIEW OF SITE SAFETY PLAN WHICH INDICATED SITE SHOUL
2022-08-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: I OBSERVED ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE AT FOUNDATION AND EXCAVATION PHASE 1 WORKER IN EXCAVATION PIT DOING UNDERPINNING MORE THAN 5 F
2022-08-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2022-08-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2022-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2022-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2022-07-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-07-12Job filed: Structural work-type filed subsequent to NB application, job number: B00589058-I1.$1,000
2022-06-22Job filed: Support of Excavation work-type filed subsequent to NB application, job number: B00589058-I1.$1,000
2022-06-22Job filed: Foundation and Earthwork work-types filed subsequent to NB application, job number: B00589058-I1.$1,000
2022-05-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-30Permit Structural — Signed-off
2022-03-29Permit Support of Excavation — Signed-off
2022-03-28Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-03-28Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2022-03-28Permit Earth Work — Signed-off
2022-03-15Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2021-12-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35414024M ISSUED 8/31/20 AND FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRE$3,125
2021-11-15Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2021-10-28Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN, 25' FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION, JOB NUMBER: B00589058-I1.
2021-10-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35414024M ISSUED ON 08/31/20 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT$3,125
2021-10-11Job filed: Foundation and Earthwork work-types filed subsequent to NB application, job number: B00589058-I1.$1,000
2021-10-11Job filed: Support of Excavation work-type filed subsequent to NB application, job number: B00589058-I1.$1,000
2021-10-08ZONE — from 317 FRANKLIN LLC
2021-10-08CERT — from SUCCESSFUL ABSTRACT LLC
2021-10-07Job filed: Structural work-type filed subsequent to NB application, job number: B00589058-I1.$1,000
2021-10-05Job filed: Proposed five (5) story + cellar residential building.
2021-09-09Job filed: Installation of a temporary construction fence.$1,000
2021-08-25Job filed: FULL DEMOLITION TO A TWO STORY REAR STRUCTURE
2021-08-25Job filed: FULL DEMOLITION TO A TWO STORY BUILDING
2021-08-25Job filed: FULL DEMOLITION TO A TWO STORY REAR STRUCTURE
2021-08-25Job filed: FULL DEMOLITION TO A TWO STORY BUILDING
2021-08-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35414024M ISSUED 08/31/20 AND FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORR$1,250
2021-07-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-06-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35414024M ISSUED ON 8/31/20 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICA$1,250
2021-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35476693N ISSUED ON 08-13-21 AND TO FILE A CERTIFIC$2,500
2020
2020-11-25DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-09-01DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT:NOTED:AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION W/WATER AND WASTE LINE FOR 3PC BATHROOM(TOILET,SHOWER,SINK) AN$2,500
2020-08-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION WITH WATER AND WASTE LINE FOR 3PC BATHROOM (TOILET, WASH$1,250
2020-08-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY#138969 INDICATES CELLAR AS ORDINARY USE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION $1,250
2020-08-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O. DEPT RECORDS INDICATES CELLAR AS ORDINARY USE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED CE$1,250
2020-08-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-07-27HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2013-07-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALL(4 SQFT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2013-07-12311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2013-07-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2013-07-11311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2012-11-13311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2012-10-13311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2012-10-13311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-10-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2012-10-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-09-17Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2012-09-17Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2012-09-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-09-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-09-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-09-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-08-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-08-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-08-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-08-07Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2012-08-07Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2012-08-07Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2012-07-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-07-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-07-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-07-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-07-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-07-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2012-06-22DOB complaint, category ?
2012-05-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2012-05-23DOB complaint, category ?
2012-05-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2012-05-03DOB complaint, category ?
2012-05-03DOB violation C: COMPLY WITH STOP WORK ORDER, CONTACT DOB
2012-05-03Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR AN EXISTING TWO STORY BUILDING (REAR SIDE OF LOT), RELOCATE KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY UNDE$173,740
2012-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-01Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR AN EXISTING TWO STORY BUILDING, RELOCATE KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$95,200
2012-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTED: PROMISES W/GUT DEMO PRESENT, NEW PARTITIONS, &WOOD JOISTS INSTALLED NEW FLRS AT PREMISES. ALSO, REAR BLDG $4,000
2003-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-03-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2002
2002-03-23ECB Hazardous violation: 4A/19B. BACK FLOW PREVENTER MISSING, DEFECTIVE BOILER HOT WATER RELIEF VALVE MISSING.$2,500
2002-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-01-12HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE THROUGH - OUT AT OPEN
2000
2000-11-03Deed — from BENJAMIN, CATHERINE; BENJAMIN, VICTOR to MCEACHERN, DANIEL D; MCEACHERN, BARBARA
2000-11-03Mortgage $247,500 — from MCEACHERN, BARBARA; MCEACHERN, DANIEL D to INDYMAC BANK FSB$247,500
2000-11-03PAT — from MCEACHERN, BARBARA to CLARK, JULIE
1976
1976-04-22Deed — from LEWIS MARY N; BROWN MARY N to BENJAMIN VICTOR; BENJAMIN CATHERINE
1976-04-22Deed — from CUMBERBATCH WILLIAM H ET AL DEF; BRASS LOUIS M REF to BROWN MARY N
1976-04-22Mortgage — from BENJAMIN CATHERINE; BENJAMIN VICTOR to BROWN MARY N; LEWIS MARY N
1973
1973-05-25Deed — from CUMBERBATH WILLIAM H DEFTS ET AL; BRASS LOUIS M REFEREE to BROWN MARY N
1970
1970-07-23Mortgage — from CUMBERBATCH WILLIAM H to BROWN MARY NAOMI
1970-07-23Deed — from BROWN BELFIELD DECEASED to CUMBERBATCH WILLIAM H