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445 Franklin Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3019900005 · 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, AEP5.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 18.7. 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$315,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Vivian Luu
Managing agentSunrise Real Estate Corp
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,621,000 $97,260
2026$2,052,000 $123,120
2027$2,698,000 $161,880

The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

In the city's stormwater flood map for a moderate storm at today's sea levels — modeled ponding of 4 inches or more in a heavy cloudburst (2.13 in/hr). Only 0.25% of NYC lots carry this flag; basement and ground-floor spaces are most at risk.

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

SubwayFranklin Av — C S · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Madison St — B48 · 100 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Bedford Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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

445 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

6 311 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 SUNRISE REAL ESTATE CORP — 58 buildings, 255 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B16 · C16 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
853 Carroll Street BK25 A
837 Carroll Street BK10 B
18 Dikeman Street BK9 A
285 Hicks Street BK8 A
1095 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
33 Maujer Street BK8 A
312 Prospect Avenue BK8 C
103 Wyckoff Street BK7 B
1612 Mermaid Avenue BK7 A
403 New Jersey Avenue BK6 C
125 Rogers Avenue BK6 C
76 Kingston Avenue BK6 B
230 Hancock Street BK6 B
140 Bergen Street BK5 B
406 Monroe Street BK4 D
1176 Dean Street BK4 C
2822 West 19 Street BK4 C
803 Union Street BK4 B
352 6th Avenue BK4 B
226 Monroe Street BK4 D
183 Adelphi Street BK4 A
506 Henry Street BK4 C
318 Carlton Avenue BK4 A
199 Dean Street BK4 B
353 6th Avenue BK4 B
158 Hancock Street BK4 C
133 St James Place BK4 A
1074 Park Place BK4 D
197 Adelphi Street BK4 B
1193 Bergen Street BK3 D
187 State Street BK3 B
1054 Sterling Place BK3 C
98 Lafayette Avenue BK3 C
737 Lafayette Avenue BK3 C
175 Carlton Avenue BK3 A
486 Marion Street BK3 C
1280 Sutter Avenue BK3 A
445 Franklin Avenue BK3 C
45 Hinsdale Street BK3 F
249 Front Street BK3 C
340 10 Street BK3 B
677 Degraw Street BK3 A
510 3 Avenue BK3 D
188 Carlton Avenue BK3 A
75 Pine Street BK3 F
404 Pacific Street BK3 C
128 South 1 Street BK3 C
276 Smith Street BK2 B
1711 President Street BK2 A
234 Evergreen Avenue BK2 B
230 Evergreen Avenue BK2 A
354 Macon Street BK2 A
236 Evergreen Avenue BK2 B
228 Evergreen Avenue BK2 D
278 Macon Street BK2 C
216 Hall Street BK2 A
188 Hall Street BK2 B
2 St Felix Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $997,375 on 2021-05-24 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-24Deed $1,975,000 — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER to LIPTACK, ROBERT JEFFREY; LUU, TRAN NGUYEN; LUU, VIVIAN $1,975,000
2021-05-24Mortgage $997,375 — from LUU, TRAN NGUYEN; LIPTACK, ROBERT JEFFREY; LUU, VIVIAN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $997,375
2021-04-29Sold for $1,975,000 $1,975,000 $658,333
2015-10-08CORRM $885,225 — from ORTIZ, PETER; ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $885,225
2015-09-10Mortgage $350,000 — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER to MOTOROLA EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION $350,000
2013-06-06Deed $995,000 — from POWERS, ADA MAE to ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER $995,000
2013-06-06Mortgage $885,225 — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER to MERS $885,225
2006-01-09Mortgage $469,342 — from POWERS, ADA M to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $469,343
2006-01-09Mortgage $469,342 — from POWERS, ADA M to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $469,343
1989-05-11Mortgage $9,725 — from POWERS, ADA M to OXFORD CREDIT CORP $9,725

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711013
201821025
201902136
202021014
2021235212
202206039
202302024
202402024
202504026
2026090211
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-25311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-25311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-07311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-07311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-07Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-07Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-06-19311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2026-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-20HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-25311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-25311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-25Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-07311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-07311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-07Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-08-07Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-06-19311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2026-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-20HPD 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
2025-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-19311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2025-06-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2023
2023-10-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-20311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2023-07-15311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Blocking Street
2023-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-13311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-04-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-10Bedbug 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
2022-01-26311: Seasonal Collection — Christmas Tree
2021
2021-07-03311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2021-06-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2021-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2021-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-27Mortgage satisfied — from ORTIZ, PETER; ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; THE FE
2021-05-24PAT — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R to ORTIZ, PETER
2021-05-24Deed $1,975,000 — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER to LIPTACK, ROBERT JEFFREY; LUU, TRAN NGUYEN; LUU, VIVIAN$1,975,000
2021-05-24Mortgage $997,375 — from LUU, TRAN NGUYEN; LIPTACK, ROBERT JEFFREY; LUU, VIVIAN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$997,375
2021-04-29Sold for $1,975,000$1,975,000
2021-04-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2020-12-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-11-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-08-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-06-09311: Noise - Helicopter — NYPD
2019
2019-11-15Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2019-10-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-06-18311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2019-06-12Mortgage satisfied — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER to ANDIGO CREDIT UNION
2019-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-17HPD 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
2018-06-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF RESIDENTIAL BOILERS AND MISCELANEOUS PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS HEREWITH SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUANCY.$32,650
2018-06-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF RESIDENTIAL BOILERS AND MISCELANEOUS PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS HEREWITH SUBMITTED. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUANCY.$32,650
2018-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-22HPD 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
2017-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2016
2016-11-07HPD 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
2016-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-06-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-01Job filed: INTERIOR ALTERATION TO EXISTING DWELLING UNIT. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS$250,000
2015
2015-10-09HPD 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
2015-10-08CORRM $885,225 — from ORTIZ, PETER; ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$885,225
2015-09-10Mortgage $350,000 — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER to MOTOROLA EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION$350,000
2015-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-20HPD 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
2015-02-03Mortgage satisfied — from POWERS, ADA MAE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME
2015-01-28Mortgage satisfied — from POWERS, ADA M to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPEM
2014
2014-11-18311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2014-11-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-18311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2014-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-08-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013-06-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2013-06-06PAT — from POWERS, ADA MAE to DAVIS, DOROTHY
2013-06-06Deed $995,000 — from POWERS, ADA MAE to ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER$995,000
2013-06-06Mortgage $885,225 — from ORTIZ, NAYANTARA R; ORTIZ, PETER to MERS$885,225
2012
2012-06-06Mortgage assigned — from WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME
2006
2006-01-09Mortgage $469,342 — from POWERS, ADA M to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME$469,343
2006-01-09Mortgage $469,342 — from POWERS, ADA M to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$469,343
2005
2005-09-15Mortgage satisfied — from POWERS, ADA; POWERS, ROBERT to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
2004
2004-07-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — SPRINKER CERT
1998
1998-08-06HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1992
1992-10-20Mortgage satisfied — from POWERS, ADA MAE to EMPIRE NATL BANK
1989
1989-05-11Mortgage assigned — from OXFORD CREDIT CORP to SOCIETY FOR SAVINGS
1989-05-11Mortgage $9,725 — from POWERS, ADA M to OXFORD CREDIT CORP$9,725
1986
1986-09-12HPD class B: § 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, CELLAR CENTER.
1985
1985-07-29Mortgage assigned — from EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP to NEW YORK GUARDN/MTGEE CP
1984
1984-05-31Deed — from POWERS, ADA MAE to POWERS, ADA MAE
1983
1983-02-18Deed — from POWERS, ROBERT to POWERS, ROBERT; POWERS, ADA MAE
1972
1972-02-04Mortgage assigned — from EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP
1971
1971-11-11Mortgage — from POWERS ROBERT to EMPIRE NATIONAL BK
1971-11-11Deed — from B & G REALTY CORP to POWERS ROBERT

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