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138-15 Franklin Ave, Queens

BBL 4-05135-0044

Built
1964
Floors
6
Residential units
194
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
58,500 sq ft
Floor area
210,268 sq ft

En español: 5 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 11 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 37 años abierta, desde el 18 de agosto de 1989.

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  1. 5

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

    9 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 1

    Class B, hazardous

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  3. 5

    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Construction.

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 4 Class C violations, all 4 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 6 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was April 1, 2025. The report prints the date beside each one.

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5 open Class C, 3 OATH hearings starting October 20, 2026, and a facade rated Unsafe. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 18, 1989.

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OATH hearings
3 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 20, 2026.
OATH/ECB summonses
17 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $52,875 in penalties imposed. 5 of them are still active, the same 5 listed under OATH/ECB. 7 judgments docketed, the latest on June 30, 2025. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • August 26, 2026, FDNY: Sign, postings, notices and instructions.
  • April 20, 2026, DOB: Fail to file amendment acceptable report to correct unsafe conditions. $3,125 penalty imposed.
  • February 25, 2025, DOB: Miscellaneous violations. Adjourned, $1,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 17 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 17, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
16 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 11, 2025.
Housing court
4 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them tenant actions.
DOB complaints
4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 31, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed August 4, 2026 (inspection cycle 10). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2007 and 2013, and Unsafe in 2019. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued January 20, 2026.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued January 20, 2026, in effect until January 20, 2027.
  • General Construction, issued January 14, 2022, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued January 17, 2020, expired January 17, 2021.
Local Law 97
Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Bedbug report
Filed December 8, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened March 26, 2026, awarded for $1,450.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C5 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent17752864
Fire SafetyNotice sent17752857
Fire SafetyNotice sent17752854
Fire SafetyNotice sent16980892
Fire SafetyNotice sent16980889
Class B1 open
Notice sent16980891
OATH/ECB5 open most often Construction
Local Law, Class 2Hearing pending37036647X138-15 FRANKLIN AVENUE APARTMENTS CORP.
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending37033921X
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending35689770R
Construction, Class 2Decided by default35689750J
Local Law, Class 2Decided by default37026136P

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Questions about this building

Does 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens had 11 open violations on October 10, 2026: 5 from OATH/ECB and 6 from HPD. 5 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 37 years, since August 18, 1989.

Is 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with 1 certification filed and 0 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 4 Class C violations, all 4 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 3 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on October 20, 2026. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens have active DOB violations?

Yes. 16 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 11, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens been in housing court?

Yes. 4 housing court cases here since 2005, most of them tenant actions. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens?

Yes. 4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed August 31, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a general construction order, opened March 26, 2026, awarded for $1,450. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade report find at 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens?

Rated Unsafe in the latest facade report, filed August 4, 2026 (inspection cycle 10). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it SWARMP in 2007 and 2013, and Unsafe in 2019. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens?

Yes. 1 DOB work permit in effect, for Sidewalk Shed work, issued January 20, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

When did 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens last file its bedbug report?

On December 8, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1964 as the year 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 194 residential units at 138-15 Franklin Avenue, Queens. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 138-15 Franklin Ave, Queens: 194 units, 5 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/138-15-franklin-avenue-queens

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