105 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

The two-family house at 105 Franklin Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Dave Pilk, has experienced several significant maintenance issues since 2019. Most notably, in January 2019, the building faced multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water problems throughout the entire structure, along with issues concerning cooking gas. During this same period, substantial safety concerns were identified in Apartment 1, including defective fire egress (obstructing bars or gates), gas supply issues to kitchen fixtures, and inadequate heat and hot water supply.

Additional violations included the need to repair or replace carbon monoxide detectors and concerns about an illegal double cylinder key locking device at the rear yard door. These violations were subsequently certified as addressed by February 2019. More recent maintenance issues emerged in April 2021, with complaints about plumbing (bathtub/shower), flooring, and mold problems, all of which were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development but not found to warrant violations.

The building's rodent inspection records show mixed results, with the most recent inspection in May 2025 passing compliance, though previous inspections in 2024 and 2019 noted rat activity. On a positive note, the building has maintained a bedbug-free status in recent years, with no reported infestations or re-infests in the three most recent bedbug reporting periods from 2022 to 2024. While some issues have been resolved, there remain open violations from 2019 regarding an inadequate gas supply to kitchen fixtures and the illegal locking device, though these may have been addressed since they don't appear in more recent complaints.