634 Franklin Avenue

634 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1931

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 65 buildings' registrations; 44 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 47 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2004-12-09. Newest violation issued 2026-06-29.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 108 days from issue to close for the 5 violations closed in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING MAXIMUM TEMP 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2025-10-23. HPD violation 18316347
• Class C: Fire escape defect. FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE 9TH TREAD UP FROM BALCONY AT BUILDING REAR AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORY, issued 2025-10-02. HPD violation 18257738
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 4th room from the east, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR OF ROOM LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3B), issued 2025-09-29. HPD violation 18257739
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT EVIDENCE OF FRESH RAT DROPPING THROUGHOUT YARD, issued 2025-09-26. HPD violation 18249575
• Class C: Mice (hallway). HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2025-09-26. HPD violation 18249576
• Class B: Electrical defect, east wall, 8th room from the east, 2nd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT EAST WALL IN THE 8th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2B UPPER LEVEL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2020-01-17. HPD violation 13552939
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 2nd floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES , LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2B UPPER LEVEL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2020-01-17. HPD violation 13552938
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). , DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B UPPER LEVEL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2020-01-17. HPD violation 13552941

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 24 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (3), Paint/Plaster (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC. Head officer: DAVID KRAMER. Managing agent: LISA MANAGEMENT INC.. This owner has 65 buildings on record, 44 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 13, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3011490052, HPD building ID 295903. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Park Pl (S), 3 min walk
• Franklin Av (S), 6 min walk
• Franklin Av (C), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.