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55 Franklin Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3025710024 · 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, AEP11.4
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 93% 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 38. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1993-03-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 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

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Street Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$256,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC
Head officerMALINA NEALIS
Managing agentMALINA NEALIS
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,970,000 $178,200
2026$2,525,000 $151,500
2027$3,227,000 $193,620

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Greenburg CafeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin St / Calyer St — B32 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCalyer St & West St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 034 Oliver H. Perry. 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

55 Franklin Street

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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $396,963 on 2019-07-22 (lender: Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-05Agreement $826,219 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $826,219
2019-07-22AL&R $850,000 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $850,000
2019-07-22Mortgage $396,964 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $396,964
2019-07-22Agreement $850,000 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $850,000
2011-04-07Deed $267,846 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC $267,846
2009-03-16Mortgage $254,717 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $254,717
2009-03-16Agreement $550,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO to NEALIS, KEVIN $550,000
2007-10-10Mortgage $300,000 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $300,000
2007-01-30Deed $750,000 — from VIENTOS, VIRGEN MARGARITA; VIENTOS, MARCIANO to NEALIS, KEVIN $750,000
1993-03-24Mortgage $157,500 — from VIENTOS, DAVID; VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M; VIENTOS, MARCIANO; TORRES, YOLANDA VIENTOS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $157,500
1985-05-24Mortgage $40,000 — from SEMIDEY, BELEN to BENEFICAL HOMEOWNERSER $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170120012
201820002
201903306
202002002
202108109
202203003
202306006
202407007
20250180119
20260210021
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The last 12 months — 30 records

DateRecord
2026-08-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-08-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-06-15311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2026-01-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-26Restaurant inspection: GREENBURG CAFE — grade A · mice evidence
2025-11-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-03HPD class C: § 27-2044, 2041.1 HMC: §238 MDL and 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BUI
2025-11-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-08-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-08-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-08-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-06-15311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2026-01-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-26Restaurant inspection: GREENBURG CAFE — grade A · mice evidence
2025-11-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-03HPD class C: § 27-2044, 2041.1 HMC: §238 MDL and 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BUI
2025-11-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-10-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-01-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2024
2024-12-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-13311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2024-06-13311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2024-06-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2024-06-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-17311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
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
2023-09-07311: Lot Condition — Trash
2023-08-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-16311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2023-03-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-02-01311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022
2022-04-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-04-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022-01-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-08-05Agreement $826,219 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO$826,219
2021-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2020-06-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
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
2019-07-22AL&R $850,000 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$850,000
2019-07-22Mortgage $396,964 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$396,964
2019-07-22Agreement $850,000 — from 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$850,000
2019-04-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-04-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-01-11Job filed: CHANGE OF USE CONVERT FIRST FLOOR TO USE GROUP 6 EATING / DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT$128,000
2018-01-11Job filed: CHANGE OF USE CONVERT FIRST FLOOR TO USE GROUP 6 EATING / DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT$128,000
2017
2017-11-16311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-11-16311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-11-16311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-11-16311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2017-11-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-16311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2017-11-16Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2017-11-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-16Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-11-16Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2017-11-16Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-11-16Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2016
2016-11-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2015
2015-12-28311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2015-12-23311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2015-12-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
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
2015-04-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-04-01311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2014
2014-01-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-10-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2013-01-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-15311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2012
2012-10-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-10-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-10-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-04-07Deed $267,846 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to 55 FRANKLIN STREET LLC$267,846
2009
2009-03-16Mortgage $254,717 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO$254,717
2009-03-16Agreement $550,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO to NEALIS, KEVIN$550,000
2007
2007-10-10Mortgage $300,000 — from NEALIS, KEVIN to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO$300,000
2007-10-10AL&R — from NEALIS, KEVIN to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO
2007-01-30Deed $750,000 — from VIENTOS, VIRGEN MARGARITA; VIENTOS, MARCIANO to NEALIS, KEVIN$750,000
2006
2006-04-07Mortgage satisfied — from VIENTOS, DAVID; VIENTOS, MARCIANO; TORRES, YOLANDA V to CHASE MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. FKA CHASE ; MORTGAGE CORPORATION FKA CHASE HOME MORT
2004
2004-09-03DEEDO — from VIENTOS, MARGARITA; VIENTOS, MARCIANO to VIENTOS, MARCIANO; VIENTOS, VIRGEN MARGARITA
1999
1999-07-30Deed — from VIENTOS, MARCIANO; VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M to VIENTOS, MARCIANO; VIENTOS, MARGARITA
1997
1997-05-29Agreement — from VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M.; VIENTOS, DAVID; VIENTOS, MARCIANO; TORRES, YOLANDA VIENTOS to MELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY
1993
1993-05-10Mortgage satisfied — from SEMIDEY, BELEN to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSRV
1993-05-04Mortgage satisfied — from SEMIDEY, BELEN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1993-04-12Deed — from VIENTOS, MARCIANO; VIENTOS, DAVID; VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M; TORRES, YOLANDA VIENTOS to VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M; VIENTOS, MARCIANO
1993-03-24Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA to CHASE HOME MTGE CORP
1993-03-24Mortgage $157,500 — from VIENTOS, DAVID; VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M; VIENTOS, MARCIANO; TORRES, YOLANDA VIENTOS to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA$157,500
1993-03-24Deed — from SEMIDEY, BELEN to VIENTOS-TORRES, YOLANDA; VIENTOS, MARCIANO; VILLANUEVA, VIRGEN M; VIENTOS, DAVID
1993-03-24PAT — from CINTRON, BELEN; SEMIDEY, BELEN/AKA to CASTRO, ANGEL
1993-03-11HPD class A: SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMEN
1985
1985-05-24Mortgage $40,000 — from SEMIDEY, BELEN to BENEFICAL HOMEOWNERSER$40,000
1977
1977-06-03Mortgage — from SEMIDEY BELEN to THE GREENPOINT SAVS BANK
1977-06-03Deed — from DIAZ NELSON to SEMIDEY BELEN
1972
1972-08-01Deed — from DIAZ JESUS; DIAZ LILLIAN to DIAZ NELSON
1969
1969-10-15Deed — from DIAZ JESUS; DIAZ LILLIAN; TORO FERNANDO to DIAZ LILLIAN; DIAZ JESUS
1969-10-15Mortgage — from DIAZ LILLIAN; DIAZ JESUS to GREENPOINT SAVS BANK

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