697 Franklin Ave

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class A · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 2R class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1F class B · closed · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 2R class A · HPD violation

Doors and windowsApt 2R class A · HPD violation

2025 Mar

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed · HPD violation

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Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class B · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class B · HPD violation

2023 Mar

General construction permit

2022 Feb

General construction permit

2016 Aug

General construction permit

1997 Jun

Alteration permit

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

Issues on record

FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03

What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2023) · 1 complaint, 2026

What has happened here

Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 1F complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 2R complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint

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Heat or hot water complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2R complaint

2023 Nov

BE-EXT-LP Boiler DOB violation

2023 Apr

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

2022 Dec

Boiler permit

1993 Aug

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation

1992 Jan

Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit

Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B.Smith 19-S-5 H.B.SMITH 19-S-5), registration expired since Dec 1991

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Jan 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2022 (6 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19

What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

1 heat or hot water complaint

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 12 complaints, 2025–2026 · 8 in the past year

What has happened here

LeaksApt 2R class B · HPD violation

2026 Mar

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PlumbingApt 2R class B · HPD violation

LeaksApt 2R class C · HPD violation

PlumbingApt 2R class C · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 1F class B · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 4F complaint

LeaksApt 1F class B · closed · HPD violation

LeaksApt 1F complaint

LeaksApt 1F complaint

LeaksApt 2R class B · HPD violation

2024 Sep

LeaksApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation

Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 4 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

What has happened here

PestsApt 2R class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 2R complaint

PestsApt 2R class C · closed · HPD violation

Pests class C · HPD violation

PestsApt 2R complaint

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2024 May

PestsApt 2R class C · HPD violation

2024 May

PestsApt 2R class C · HPD violation

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2023

What has happened here

Fire safetyApt 1F class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 4F class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 1R class C · HPD violation

Electrical

2 complaints, 2025

What has happened here

ElectricalApt 1F class B · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 1F complaint

ElectricalApt 2R complaint

2024 May

ElectricalApt 2R complaint

ElectricalApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation

ElectricalApt 4F class B · closed · HPD violation

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ElectricalApt 4F complaint

Rent and tenancy

On the state list

Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30

What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

22 open: 22 about building conditions — other conditions (4), pests (4), walls, floors and stairs (4), doors and windows (3); 6 immediately hazardous (class C). 21 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 173 violations on record in all, 2001–2026 — the 43 most recent are listed here

Other conditions class A

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class A

Doors and windowsApt 2R class A

Other conditionsApt 4F class B

PlumbingApt 2R class B

LeaksApt 2R class C

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PestsApt 2R class C · closed

PlumbingApt 2R class C · closed

LeaksApt 1F class B · closed

Heat or hot water class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 1F class C · closed

Fire safetyApt 1F class C · closed

ElectricalApt 1F class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1F class B · closed

LeaksApt 1F class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4F class B · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4F class B · closed

Fire safetyApt 4F class C · closed

Other conditionsApt 4F class A · closed

Pests class C

Doors and windowsApt 2R class A

Other conditionsApt 2R class A

Doors and windowsApt 2R class A

Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed

LeaksApt 2R class B

2025 Mar

Other conditionsApt 4F class A

Other conditionsApt 4F class B · closed

Doors and windowsApt 4F class B · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 4F class C · closed

ElectricalApt 4F class B · closed

ElectricalApt 4F class B · closed

Other conditionsApt 4F class B · closed

LeaksApt 4F class B · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class A

Fire safetyApt 1R class C

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1R class B

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1R class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class B

Walls, floors and stairsApt 1R class B

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →

What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

3 open: 1 about building conditions, 2 about filings or paperwork

Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at DOB →

What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

12 plumbing, 4 paint or plaster, 3 general repairs, 3 leaks, 3 safety, 2 doors or windows, 2 electrical, 2 mold, 2 pests, 1 floors or stairs, 1 heat or hot water