252 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The 252 Franklin Street property in Greenpoint is a 3-story, 4-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1930, currently owned by Ofir Kahati. The building has experienced recurring issues with pest control, particularly in 2023, with multiple Department of Health inspections revealing rodent activity in June and August of that year, along with several food establishment-related health complaints.

Notably, there have been three separate complaints regarding rodents/insects/garbage between February and May 2023 alone, and more recent concerns about bare hands in contact with food and animal-related issues in 2024-2025. The building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since late 2021, with no documented infestations during the filing periods from 2021 through 2023. While a 2021 heat/hot water complaint about the entire building was investigated and no violations found, the property has accumulated several Housing Maintenance Code violations requiring attention.

These include failure to file annual bedbug reports in 2021-2023 (Class A violations) and inadequate lighting at the front entrance identified in 2014 (Class B violation). Additionally, two safety-related violations from 2005 regarding carbon monoxide detector requirements and inspection certificate posting have only recently been certified as corrected in 2023. The building's recent history suggests ongoing challenges with pest control and maintenance compliance, though there have been no documented bedbug infestations in recent years.