Is 557 Franklin Ave rent stabilized?
557 Franklin Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11238). It has about 18 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 557 Franklin Avenue — or 557 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
How this building compares
With about 18 apartments it is larger than 82% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 93 open violations here, about 5.2 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 306 violations on record at the address, 84 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 748 HPD complaints at the address, 46 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11238 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 18 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3020210004 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 557 FRANKLIN USA LLC 543 MARCY AVE #31A · Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
| Managing agent | TOM ROSENBERG |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 93 open / 306 total · 120 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 748 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 4, 2025 |