426 Eastern Parkway

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01267-0016BIN 3032889

Concern level3 of 4

High

0118 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
0210 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)

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 63 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 65 apartments.

2018 — 63 units registered2023 — 63

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

831

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-08RENT-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 THROUGHOUT FRONT YARD

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5EIssued 2026-05-18

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2026-03-23

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2025-09-22

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

371

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water107

Unsanitary Condition101

Paint/Plaster53

Plumbing29

Water Leak27

Electric15

Door/Window13

Appliance11

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1274

Noise reports · last 12 mo

106

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential488

Helicopter427

Street/Sidewalk152

Unspecified117

Vehicle46

Commercial43

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

262

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony80

Misdemeanor128

Violation54

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-02-17

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-03-09

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-11-02Apt 2Gresidential

2018-01-29Apt 6Iresidential

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 2019-08-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2018-12-10

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2017-09-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2016-08-31

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FRANKLIN'S TOWER 26 LLC.

Head officer

LEROY FORDE

Managing agent

THOMAS FORDE

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

1022 EAST 36 STREETBROOKLYN 1517 OCEAN AVENUEBROOKLYN 1602 UNION STREETBROOKLYN 1655 UNION STREETBROOKLYN 322 ROCKAWAY PARKWAYBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-05-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2015-05-01 · $6,169,627.65

Sale2015-05-01no recorded price

CITADEL ESTATES LLC → FRANKLIN'S TOWER 26 LLC

Mortgage2015-05-01$6,169,627.65

borrower FRANKLIN'S TOWER 26 LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2015-05-01$4,455,372.35

borrower FRANKLIN'S TOWER 26 LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2011-11-28$6,049,961.15

borrower CITADEL ESTATES LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2008-07-15$58,403,000

322 REALTY LLC, 1110 REALTY LLC, 426 REALTY LLC, 2401 REALTY LLC, 1006-22 REALTY LLC, 348-352 REALTY LLC, 1602 REALTY LLC, 1608 REALTY LLC, 1505 REALTY LLC, 1655 REALTY LLC, 636 REALTY LLC, 463-467 REALTY LLC, 371-377 REALTY LLC, 2415 REALTY LLC, 57 REALTY LLC → CITADEL ESTATES LLC

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