357 Franklin Avenue
Brooklyn · 11238 · BBL 3019680002 · look up another building
Five code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11238.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, August 27, 2024
357 Franklin Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11238. City records date it to 1930 and count 3 apartments, inside 4 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $467K, 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 1968 in Brooklyn, the block 357 Franklin Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 4 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 54 parcels and 203 residential units.
Anything filed on 357 Franklin Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 357 Franklin Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $467K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $156K 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 357 Franklin Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 357 Franklin Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 357 Franklin Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 357 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 357 Franklin Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 5 violations against this building, of which 5 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11238. The most serious open grade here is hazardous, with 3 open violations.
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 357 Franklin Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding…Nov Sent Out | Aug 27, 2024 | A |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and south wall at public hal…Nov Sent Out | Aug 27, 2024 | A |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective consisting of fire retardant material at ceiling…Nov Sent Out | Aug 27, 2024 | B |
| Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling at public hall, 4th storyNov Sent Out | Aug 27, 2024 | B |
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycle and household items at public hall, 4th storyNov Sent Out | Aug 27, 2024 | B |
The 5 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 5 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 357 Franklin Avenue
3 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 357 Franklin Avenue compares in 11238
PulseCities tracks 4,866 lots in 11238, of which 125 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 358 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11238 scores 35.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 59 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Prospect Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 1968 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 353 Franklin AvenueProspect Heights, 11238
- 1078 Bedford AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 1084 Bedford AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 1088 Bedford AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 1096 Bedford AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 199 Lexington AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 177 Lexington AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 173 Lexington AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
Questions about 357 Franklin Avenue
Who owns 357 Franklin Avenue?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 357 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 357 Franklin Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 357 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 357 Franklin Avenue?
No executed eviction at 357 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 357 Franklin Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 357 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 357 Franklin Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $467K 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 357 Franklin Avenue?
11238 (Prospect Heights) scores 35.3 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.