488 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn
A 1932 indoor public assembly building on Franklin Avenue carrying 2.36 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R6A zoning.
488 Franklin Avenue is an indoor public assembly building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3019970032). The property is zoned R6A, on a 14,888 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1932. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 4 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3019970032 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 3 |
| Neighborhood | Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) |
| Zoning district | R6A |
| Building class | P8 — indoor public assembly building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 08 — Public facilities & institutions |
| Lot area | 14,888 sq ft |
| Floors | 2 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1932 |
| FAR | 0.64 built · 3 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 2 open Department of Buildings violations
- 2 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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- Recorded ownership & last sale
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- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
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- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.