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168 Franklin Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11205 BBL 3019120040 118 units · 5 floors · 2014

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
At or below average
avg 13.5
1
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 1 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Bedford-Stuyvesant average of 13.5.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 168 Franklin Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 2014
6 or more units
118 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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How we score buildings

How 168 Franklin Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
15th percentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 1071 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
22.3%
No serious
violations
60.7%
Some violations
(1–9)
17.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

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What's in the 168 Franklin Avenue report

Building characteristics
Total units118
Floors5
Year built2014
Gross area90,101 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

168 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
170 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
172 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
174 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
176 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
178 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
180 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
182 Franklin Ave, New York, NY 11205
Who's behind the building

168 Franklin Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Md Cbd 180 Franklin LLC
Address
118-35 Queens Blvd. 16th F
Forest Hills, NY 11375
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The story over time

168 Franklin Avenue event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
311+HPD Feb 06
Paint/Plaster
Wall
311 Call & HPD Complaint Jan 20
Door/Window

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