189 Franklin Avenue
Brooklyn · 11205 · BBL 3019137512 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, May 4, 2026
189 Franklin Avenue is a multi-family elevator building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, ZIP 11205. City records date it to 2006 and count 16 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $1.8M, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1913 in Brooklyn, the block 189 Franklin Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 6 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months, across 8 recorded deeds.
- 1 marshal eviction executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 44 parcels and 225 residential units.
Anything filed on 189 Franklin Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 189 Franklin Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.8M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $114K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 189 Franklin Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 189 Franklin Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 189 Franklin Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 189 Franklin Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 189 Franklin Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 6 violations against this building, of which 4 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 11205. The most serious open grade here is hazardous, with 1 open violation.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 189 Franklin Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls at public hall, 1st storyNov Sent Out | May 4, 2026 | A |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls at public hall, 1st storyNov Sent Out | Mar 13, 2026 | A |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at fire door at public hall, 1st…Violation Closed | Mar 13, 2026 | C |
| Refit fire door at public hall, 3rd storyNov Certified On Time | Mar 13, 2026 | B |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at fire door at public hall, 2nd…Violation Closed | Mar 13, 2026 | C |
| File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing pr…Not Complied With | May 13, 2024 | A |
The 6 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 189 Franklin Avenue
4 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 189 Franklin Avenue compares in 11205
PulseCities tracks 3,153 lots in 11205, of which 58 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 233 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11205 scores 32.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 74 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Clinton Hill →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 7 other addresses on tax block 1913 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 189 Franklin Avenue
Who owns 189 Franklin Avenue?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 189 Franklin Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 189 Franklin Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 189 Franklin Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 189 Franklin Avenue?
No executed eviction at 189 Franklin Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 189 Franklin Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 189 Franklin Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 189 Franklin Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.8M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 189 Franklin Avenue?
11205 (Clinton Hill) scores 32.8 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.