Is 697 Franklin Ave rent stabilized?
697 Franklin Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn (11238). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 697 Franklin Avenue — or 697 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
How this building compares
It went up in 1931, 16 years after the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Crown Heights (North). HPD lists 26 open violations here, about 3.2 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 177 violations on record at the address, 39 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 21 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 235 HPD complaints at the address, 16 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Crown Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 11238 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, SECTION 610 OF PHFL, ARTICLE 11 |
| BBL | 3012310008 |
Owner & management
| Owner | WFHA BROOKLYN LP 43-55 11TH STREET · LIC, NY 11101 |
| Managing agent | MHR MANAGEMENT INC |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 26 open / 177 total · 21 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 235 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 5, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 697 Franklin Ave rent stabilized?
697 Franklin Ave in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A, SECTION 610 OF PHFL and ARTICLE 11. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 697 Franklin Ave?
697 Franklin Ave (BBL 3012310008) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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