134 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

134 Franklin Street is a historically significant 4-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building located in Greenpoint, built in 1855 and currently owned by Tadeusz Ciekielski. The property has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with a particularly active period of complaints in February 2024, including reports of pests, electrical problems with outlets/switches, and a slow water leak, all of which were subsequently addressed and closed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) within a week.

The building has a documented history of bedbug reporting violations, with four consecutive violations from 2021 through 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though the most recent 2024 report indicated no infestations during the 2022-2023 filing period. The building has faced structural and compliance issues in the past, with notable violations regarding exterior maintenance. In 2020, violations were issued for fissures in the building's facade, requiring maintenance of the exterior walls and appurtenances.

The property underwent follow-up inspections in 2021 and 2022 related to these violations, which were ultimately resolved. Additional complaints and violations from 2019-2021 were primarily focused on compliance matters, including a 2019 Certificate of Occupancy investigation that found no violations at the time of inspection. The building's management has generally addressed violations within required timeframes, though there was one instance in 2022 where a failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous violation was recorded, which was later dismissed by the Department of Buildings.