497 Franklin Avenue

497 Franklin Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 24 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 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 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (24 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2014, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

24 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A, 8 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2008-06-19. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2008. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS, KITCHEN AND THROUGHOUT 3RD STORY APARTMENT, issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 5113983
• Class C: Leak or water damage (roof). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ALL ROOM THROUGHOUT, 3RD STORY APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 5113984
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM, 3RD STORY APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 5113963
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT METAL ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING., issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 5113989
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES AT 3RD STY APT, KITCHEN AND BATHROOM., issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 5113987
• Class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROPE SCAFFOLD, 3RD STORY FRONT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 5113979
• Class B: Lighting defect (hallway). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SIXTY (60) WATT BULBS, 2ND AND 3RD STORY PUBLIC HALLS., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 5113977
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TILE FLOOR, BATHROOM 3RD STORY APARTMENT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 5113974

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

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: KIMBERLY JONES. Managing agent: TAWANA JONES. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Apr 8, 2014. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2014 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019990004, HPD building ID 295838. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Franklin Av (C), 1 min walk
• Franklin Av (S), 2 min walk
• Nostrand Av (A, C), 6 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 2026-10-28.