Is 728 Franklin Ave rent stabilized?
728 Franklin Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn (11238). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1906.
Also written as 728 Franklin Avenue — or 728 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
How this building compares
Its 1906 construction date sits close to the 1915 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Crown Heights (North). HPD lists 95 open violations here, about 11.9 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 136 violations on record at the address, 19 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 12 of them are still open. HPD issued 13 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 701 HPD complaints at the address, 9 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Crown Heights (North) |
| ZIP | 11238 |
| Year built | 1906 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3011680055 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 728 FRANKLIN PALACE LLC 161 TAAFFE PLACE · BROOKLYN, NY 11205 |
| Managing agent | SAM BERKOWITZ |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 95 open / 136 total · 13 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 701 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 8, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 728 Franklin Ave rent stabilized?
728 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 code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. 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 728 Franklin Ave?
728 Franklin Ave (BBL 3011680055) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1906, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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