1229 Franklin Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02612-0058BIN 2004257

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0135 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 56 apartments
0234 of those issued in the last 3 years
0311 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 active DOB violation(s)
057 evictions executed in the last 3 years
06$6,280 in unpaid DOB fines

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 51 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 56 apartments.

2018 — 50 units registered2023 — 51

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 3 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

2797

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt D10Issued 2026-10-06

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D10, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''SOUTH''

Status: Civ14 Mailed

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-06

§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12.

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-06RENT-IMPAIRING

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT AT EAST YARD

Status: Nov Certified On Time

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-06

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT INTERMEDIATE LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY, SECTION ''SOUTH''

Status: Nov Certified On Time

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

1041

All time

191

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition250

Heat/Hot Water165

Paint/Plaster128

Plumbing115

Door/Window93

Electric80

Water Leak71

Flooring/Stairs42

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

823

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential470

Street/Sidewalk295

Vehicle20

Commercial19

Unspecified18

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

627

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony197

Misdemeanor305

Violation125

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-12-13

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-10-16Apt C3residential

2025-09-15Apt B4residential

2025-05-19Apt F7residential

2025-03-24Apt STORE #8commercial

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-12-17

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-06-02

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2024-10-07

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-03-15

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1229 ESTATES LLC

Head officer

REYNALDO SOSA

Managing agent

1229 ESTATES LLC

2 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1100 FRANKLIN AVENUEBRONX 1208 FRANKLIN AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$6,280

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12023-09-12$6,280 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2017-02-15 · $12,000,000

Most recent mortgage2019-03-19 · $1,175,668.23

Mortgage2019-03-19$1,175,668.23

borrower 1229 ESTATES LLC, 3063 HULL IM LLC · lender BANKUNITED, N.A.

Sale2017-02-15$12,000,000

GER REB REALTY LLC → 1229 ESTATES LLC, 3063 HULL IM LLC

Mortgage2014-07-24$23,268,076

borrower 3063 HULL AVENUE PROPERTY, LLC, 1229 FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY, LLC, 409 EAST 21ST STREET PROPERTY, LLC, 1253 FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY, LLC, 2101 BEVERLY ROAD PROPERTY, LLC, 499 OCEAN AVENUE PROPERTY, LLC, 1250 FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY, LLC · lender TUEBOR CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY LLC

Sale2014-07-24$5,701,311.59

1229 FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY, LLC → GER REB REALTY LLC

Mortgage2014-07-24$1,362,526.09

borrower GER REB REALTY LLC · lender THOROFARE ASSET BASED LENDING FUND III, L.P.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale