208 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

208 Franklin Street is a 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Chris Paravalos and located in Greenpoint. The building has experienced persistent rodent issues over recent years, with multiple complaints recorded between 2022 and 2023, including a series of Health Department investigations into food establishment conditions citing "Rodents/Insects/Garbage" problems.

The most recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 confirmed continued rat activity, though a passed inspection in April 2023 and bait application in March 2023 represented temporary progress. The property has maintained an exemplary record regarding bedbug infestations, with zero cases reported in the past 8 monitoring periods from 2018 to 2024. Historical maintenance records from 2018 show various Housing Maintenance Code violations, primarily related to safety signage requirements and public hall maintenance, including the need for proper gas leak procedures, smoke and carbon monoxide detector requirements, and repair of broken plaster surfaces in a specific unit (3R) - all of which were subsequently certified as corrected.

A Department of Buildings complaint regarding locked/blocked egress was inspected and found not to warrant violation. The building's permit history shows the issuance of two permits in June 2019 for unspecified work under equipment (EQ) and exterior (EW) categories, though no associated violations or complaints appear in the records. While the building has faced recurring pest control challenges, particularly regarding rodents, there is evidence of ongoing management attempts to address these issues through inspections and compliance efforts.