557 Franklin Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-02021-0004BIN 3057898

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0129 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 18 apartments
0229 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 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 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 18 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 6

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building19 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

306

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 15Issued 2026-07-27

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 15, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-27RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST WALLS TO ROOF BULKHEAD , AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-27

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CRACKED FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS PLASTER AT SOUTH AND EAST WALLS TO ROOF BULKHEAD , AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 15Issued 2026-07-27

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 15, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

116

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition20

Paint/Plaster19

Door/Window17

Plumbing12

Flooring/Stairs12

General10

Electric8

Heat/Hot Water6

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

775

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Commercial219

Street/Sidewalk208

Residential179

Unspecified119

House of Worship26

Vehicle24

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly commercial) — 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

492

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony163

Misdemeanor274

Violation55

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 · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2026-07-14

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-14

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2025-02-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-01-16

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

557 FRANKLIN USA LLC

Head officer

TOM ROSENBERG

Managing agent

Tom Rosenberg

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

1002 BUSHWICK AVENUEBROOKLYN 119 SOUTH 4 STREETBROOKLYN 1277 DECATUR STREETBROOKLYN 1498 DE KALB AVENUEBROOKLYN 169 HOOPER STREETBROOKLYN

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.

ConstructionClass 22024-06-06$625 penalty

ConstructionClass 22012-12-31$500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2012-11-07 · $2,255,000

Most recent mortgage2016-12-22 · $1,421,955.06

Mortgage2016-12-22$1,421,955.06

borrower 557 FRANKLIN USA LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION

Sale2012-11-07$2,255,000

729 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC → 557 FRANKLIN USA LLC

Mortgage2006-01-30$535,407.98

borrower 729 LAFAYETTE AVENUE LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2004-08-31$160,661.19

borrower 557-559 FRANKLIN AVE LLC · lender IDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-04-09$61,021.91

borrower 557-559 FRANKLIN AVE LLC · lender NORTH FORK BANK

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2020-02-12

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale