Skip to content

87 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01899 • Lot 0027 • Zip: 11205

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 87 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11205
Block: 01899
Lot: 0027
BBL: 3018990027
Unified address ID: 3018990027

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: M1-4/R6A (Mixed Manufacturing & Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,385 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 17 ft x 78 ft
Built FAR: 1.29
Max residential FAR: 3
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 14

Building

Building class: Two Family Dwellings - Converted from One Family (B3)
Year built: 1901
Last altered: 2004
Floors: 3
Total units: 2
Residential units: 2
Building area: 1,785 sq ft
Building dimensions: 17 ft x 35 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 87 FRANKLIN LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,173,000
Total assessment: $26,872
Land assessment: $3,940
Exempt total: $11,466
Assessment owner: SCRUGGS, DONNIE L

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. ECB violation Apr 6, 2026 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED INSTALLED CONSTRUCTION FENCE FOR PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF A 3-STORY BUILDING. UPON INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION ...

  2. ECB violation Apr 6, 2026 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED INSTALLED CONSTRUCTION FENCE FOR PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF A 3-STORY BUILDING. UPON INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION ...

  3. ECB violation Apr 6, 2026 $0

    CLASS - 2

    OBSERVED INSTALLED CONSTRUCTION FENCE FOR PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF A 3-STORY BUILDING. UPON INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION ...

  4. DOB NOW filing Jan 13, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Objections

  5. DOB NOW filing Jan 13, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Objections

  6. DOB NOW filing Jan 12, 2026 $0

    New Building

    Objections

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 31, 2025 $0

    New Building

    Objections

  2. DOB filing Dec 30, 2025 $0

    Alteration Type III

  3. ECB violation Sep 25, 2025 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION OBSERVED CONSTRUCTION FENCE INSTALLED AT EXP# 1 WITH NO VIEWING PANEL INSTALLED AS REQUI...

  4. DOB NOW filing Aug 7, 2025 $160

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. DOB NOW filing Jul 22, 2025 $40,000

    Full Demolition

    Permit Entire

2024

  1. Sale May 20, 2024 $2,200,000

    Changed hands

    87 FRANKLIN AVENUE

  2. Sale May 20, 2024 $2,200,000

    Changed hands

    87 FRANKLIN AVENUE

2005

  1. Sale Aug 1, 2005 $466,125

    Changed hands

    87 FRANKLIN AVENUE

  2. DOB filing Jul 6, 2005 $175,000

    Alteration Type I

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. ARCHITECTURAL WORK INCLUDING PARTITION, MECHANICAL, STRUCTURAL AND PLUMBI...

  3. DOB filing Jun 28, 2005 $0

    Alteration Type III

    ERECT TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION PLYWOOD FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH REHAB. APPLICATION NUMBER 301625846. NO CHANGE IN USE ...

  4. Permit issued Feb 22, 2005

    PL / PL

    CDC PLUMBING & HEATING CORP

  5. Permit issued Jan 10, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT CORP

2004

  1. Permit issued Nov 23, 2004

    PL / PL

    PETER M COMBATES PLUMBING & HEAT

  2. Permit issued Sep 27, 2004

    EQ / EQ

    CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT CORP

  3. Permit issued Sep 7, 2004

    AL

    CENTRAL DEVEOLPMENT CORP

2003

  1. Permit issued Nov 6, 2003

    AL

    SIGMA CONTRACTING CORP

  2. Sale Nov 5, 2003 $8

    Changed hands

    333 CLIFTON PLACE

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
MOSES KARPEN
Owner
Housing Preservation Development
Timothy Joseph
Owner
NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
WILLIAM KELSEY
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
PORT WASHINGTON, NY, 11050
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY ONE
133 HEWES STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
PARTY 1
1448 58TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11219
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ASSIGNEE
645 MADISON AVENUE
19TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022

Show all recorded documents

5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner