449 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The three-story, three-unit building at 449 Franklin Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Angela Ellington, was constructed in 2005 and has maintained a generally positive record over the past five years. Most notably, the building has demonstrated strong pest control measures, with no reported bedbug infestations across four consecutive annual reports between 2020 and 2025. Recent rodent inspections have also shown consistent compliance, with passed results in 2023 and 2024, except for one failed inspection in October 2022.

The building has faced several regulatory challenges, particularly regarding maintenance and safety compliance. In 2021, multiple complaints were filed regarding unsanitary conditions related to garbage/recycling storage, though these could not be inspected by HPD. A series of violations were documented in 2022, including issues with building signage, garbage can maintenance, door self-closing mechanisms, and safety notices.

These violations appear to have been addressed, as most were marked as closed by 2022-2023. A notable open violation from January 2022 concerned construction materials encumbering a public hall area. The building's most recent bedbug report from 2025 indicates a clean record for the previous year, with no units reported as infested, while all rodent inspections between 2020 and 2025 have shown consistent passing results in most recent years, suggesting improved compliance with building maintenance requirements.