689 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The four-story, eight-unit residential building at 689 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by David Manesh, was constructed in 2022 and has experienced various maintenance and compliance issues since its completion. The most recent significant incident occurred in October 2023, when the building received a violation for failing to certify correction of an immediately hazardous condition, though this was subsequently dismissed in March 2024 after payment was processed.

During construction in 2022, the property faced several complaints regarding site conditions and construction practices, including three separate incidents of work being contrary to approved plans, which resulted in at least one stop work order that was fully rescinded. All construction-related complaints were ultimately closed without ongoing violations.

More recently, in January 2024, there was a report of a rodent sighting in the building, though an inspection by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found no violations at that time. The building's complaint history shows multiple concerns about worker safety during construction in late 2021 and throughout 2022, including issues with unprotected adjacent buildings and concerns about proper training compliance, though in all these cases inspectors found no violations warranting penalties. An earlier complaint from September 2019 regarding illegal commercial use in a residential zone could not be substantiated due to access issues during inspection.