137-05 Franklin Avenue
A 6-story building with 109 apartments, built in 1962, in Queens, NY 11355.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
137-05 Franklin Avenue has 37 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 137-05 FRANKLIN AVENUE OWNERS, INC. 1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 137-05 Franklin Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 37 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 23 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 137-05 Franklin Avenue?
137-05 Franklin Avenue is registered with HPD to 137-05 FRANKLIN AVENUE OWNERS, INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in February 2022. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 2% of residential buildings in 11355 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 137-05 Franklin Avenue rent stabilized?
1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 2 in 2018. That’s 1 of the building’s 109 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 137-10 Franklin Avenue89 apartments, built 1961
- 136-42 Maple Avenue73 apartments, built 1957
- 42-45 Main Street157 apartments, built 1962
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 25, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 4-05135-0057.