591 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The 591 Franklin Avenue property in Crown Heights is a 4-story, 10-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1910, currently owned by 591 Franklin LLC. The building has experienced recurring rodent issues, with multiple complaints and inspections confirming rat activity throughout 2024 and early 2025, despite some baiting efforts by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The property has also faced significant quality-of-life concerns in 2025, particularly regarding heating and hot water systems, with multiple emergency complaints recorded in February and March 2025, some of which resulted in HPD violations.

The building's maintenance history shows persistent regulatory compliance challenges, including six active violations related to failure to file External Low-Pressure Inspection reports from 2018 through 2023. Past issues include substantial work requiring permits, as evidenced by multiple Department of Buildings complaints about unpermitted work between 2024 and 2025, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their visits. The building has undergone various maintenance and safety inspections revealing multiple violations, including plumbing (as recorded in 2024/2025) and electrical wiring issues (2018 complaints), though many have been addressed and closed.

Notably, the property has shown some improvement in pest management, with the bedbug reporting history from 2022-2024 indicating minimal infestation activity with only one reported case in apartment 10 in 2018. Previous violations from 2018 related to safety and inspection requirements, such as smoke detector issues and various safety notice postings, were eventually resolved. The building's permit history shows documented maintenance and improvement efforts, with permits issued for plumbing and electrical work between 2018 and 2024, indicating some level of ongoing maintenance and system upgrades.