265 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn

An eight-unit Bed-Stuy walk-up with a clear housing file, sitting in a three-block area shaped by street noise and nearby food-venting complaints.

This eight-unit Bed-Stuy walk-up, built in 1905, is managed by 265 Franklin Realty with Isidore Lefkowitz as head officer. While the building's internal housing file is clear of open code violations, the surrounding block carries a lively outdoor street culture and distinct commercial air quality complaints. Three things to know:

Street noise and outdoor music dominate the immediate block radius. 175 residential noise complaints and 97 street or sidewalk noise complaints were filed within three blocks over the past year. The street calls are driven almost entirely by block music and gatherings, with 88 calls specifically logged for loud music and parties.

Air quality and food-establishment venting calls pop up nearby. 10 food establishment complaints and 7 indoor air quality complaints were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months. Restaurant exhaust and air drift are impossible to test during a quick walkthrough, making riser placement key.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 189 illegal parking calls logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, mostly posted sign violations and double parking
• 36 for-hire vehicle complaints recorded within three blocks in the last year
• 11 homeless person assistance requests in the surrounding three-block radius over the last 12 months

265 Franklin Avenue is a 8-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3019410015). This building is associated with 265 Franklin Realty LLC. Brix tracks 5 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1905, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 110 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Unsanitary Condition: 34 complaints
• Heat/hot Water: 15 complaints
• Water Leak: 13 complaints
• Plumbing: 12 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 31, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT N
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT TO EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY,
• § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACC
• § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPART

The building last changed hands on June 6, 2001, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 23/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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