169 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

169 Franklin Avenue is an 8-unit, 8-story residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant and owned by Issac Lipshitz. The building, constructed in 2002, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there is an active Department of Buildings violation as of February 2024 for failing to file the FISP Cycle 9C Technical Report by the required deadline.

The building has also faced multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, including an open violation from April 2024 and recurring violations in 2022 and 2023, though recent bedbug filings (September 2023) indicate no infested units. The property experienced a non-emergency power outage in June 2025, which was promptly addressed. In 2021, the building underwent inspections that revealed several maintenance issues, particularly concerning fire safety.

Violations were noted for improperly installed door stoppers at fire doors in both staircases (A and B) and for encumbrances consisting of household items in the public stairs and hallways. These violations, along with others related to door closures, were all subsequently closed. The building has maintained a clean record in terms of rodent inspections, passing all inspections conducted from 2014 through 2025. The management has shown consistency in addressing most violations, though the open bedbug reporting violation and the active FISP-related violation from 2024 stand out as the most significant outstanding issues as of mid-2025.