2 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

The five-story, 71-unit residential building at 2 Franklin Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Rabbi Pollak, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning is the building's ongoing failure to comply with Bedbug Reporting requirements, with open violations noted in 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, despite a period in 2020-2021 showing no infested units. The building has also been subject to repeated rodent issues, with the most recent inspections in early 2025 showing rat activity, following previous inspections in 2019 and 2022 that indicated similar problems.

Three animal-related complaints were filed in 2021, including one unsanitary animal facility complaint that was closed and another regarding an unpermitted animal facility that remains in progress. The building has faced various maintenance and compliance challenges, including multiple Department of Buildings violations between 2019 and 2022. These notably included failures to display energy efficiency scores (2021), and issues with high-pressure boiler inspection filings (2020), though these violations were ultimately dismissed.

The property also has open Housing Maintenance Code violations as of 2023 related to the requirement for Annual Bedbug Reports. While there have been some improvements noted through the Dissolved violations in earlier years, such as the resolution of several DOB violations in 2021, the persistent nature of the bedbug reporting and rodent issues suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The building received an EW permit in August 2018, though the specific nature of this work is not detailed in the available records.