738 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The three-story, two-unit residential building at 738 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Ismene Speliotis, has a mixed record of inspections and violations since 2020. Built in 1910 and currently classified as "Hereafter Converted Class A," the property has undergone several notable events. Most recently, the building has maintained a clean slate regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the last four years of mandatory filings (2020-2025).

All recent rodent inspections (2023-2025) have passed, indicating good pest control practices. The building has encountered some regulatory challenges, particularly concerning safety inspections. Two active violations were issued in June 2023 for failing to file external low-pressure inspections for 2020 and 2021, which remain unresolved as of July 2025.

In March 2023, the building received a Housing Maintenance Code violation related to the annual bedbug report filing requirement. There have been several Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) food establishment-related complaints between 2022 and 2025, including issues with pesticides (2022), facility construction (2023), and food contamination (2025), though these are likely related to a commercial space within the building rather than the residential units. Additionally, a complaint about unauthorized work in an occupied multiple dwelling was filed in May 2023, but no violations were found upon inspection the following day. The building's bedbug reporting history shows consistent compliance, with all reports indicating zero infested units throughout the entire monitoring period from 2020 to 2025, suggesting effective pest management practices when such incidents have occurred.