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340 Franklin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3019670042 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$89,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,032,000 $61,920
2026$1,307,000 $78,420
2027$1,542,000 $92,520

The city's market estimate has risen 49% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bar BirbaItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Greene Av — B48 B52 · 50 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Quincy St · 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. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

340 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

1 311 service request 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: $415,000 on 2001-08-22 (lender: American Capital Mortgage Bankers Ltd), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2001-08-22Mortgage $415,000 — from JAWAD, ABDEL R A to AMERICAN CAPITAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $415,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
8
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201800123
201900022
202000213
202100718
202200022
202300325
202400044
202500022
202631138
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-09-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-07-24Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-07-24Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-07-21Job filed: REPAIR AND REPLACE FIRE DAMAGED AREAS.
2026-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-10Restaurant inspection: BAR BIRBA — grade A
2026-05-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-07-24Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-07-24Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-07-21Job filed: REPAIR AND REPLACE FIRE DAMAGED AREAS.$89,000
2026-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-10Restaurant inspection: BAR BIRBA — grade A
2026-05-07311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025
2025-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-10-11Restaurant inspection: BAR BIRBA — grade A
2024-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-30Restaurant inspection: BAR BIRBA
2023
2023-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-10-14311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-08-17311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022
2022-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-10-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-07-27311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2020-05-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-12-05311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016-04-15311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-03-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-06-19311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2014-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-18311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2012
2012-07-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-05-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-01-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2008
2008-11-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-02Job filed: REFURBISH EXISTING STORE, INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PIZZA OVEN, ROOF TOP AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, REPLACEMENT OF HOT WATER HEATER AS PER PLAN. N$29,000
2008-07-28DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-06-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-06-09DOB complaint, category ?
2007-06-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-06-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-04Job filed: REFURBISH EXISTING STORE, INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR NEW PIZZERIA AS SHOWN ON PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$12,000
2006
2006-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2006-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-04-11DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-11DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-08-22Mortgage $415,000 — from JAWAD, ABDEL R A to AMERICAN CAPITAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD$415,000
2001-08-22RTXL — from LUTFEY, NICHOLAS/ESTOF
2001-08-22Deed — from LUTFEY, JACQUELINE/EXEC; LUTFEY, NICHOLAS/LWT to JAWAD, ABDEL RA
2001-08-22Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN CAPITAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD to M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
1985
1985-03-22Deed — from LUTFEY, LOUIS to LUTFEY, NICHOLAS

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