142-05 Franklin Avenue, Queens, NY 11355

The 73-unit, 6-story residential building at 142-05 Franklin Avenue in Flushing, built in 1969 and currently owned by Brian Griffith, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety compliance issues in recent years. The most recent 311 service requests from late 2024 involved problems with wall plaster and a door, both of which have been closed following HPD inspections.

A significant inspection in July 2023 revealed multiple violations, including the need to replace defective window guards in apartment 4M, concerns about a non-self-closing door at the basement fire exit, and several open violations related to safety notifications. These open violations require the building to post carbon monoxide detector requirements, gas leak procedures, bedbug reporting information, and housing information guide notifications in common areas. The building's violation history indicates ongoing maintenance challenges, including a 2020 ECB violation for failing to submit required exterior wall examination reports and various Department of Buildings violations related to energy efficiency score display and FISP technical report submissions.

While the building has maintained a clean record with respect to bedbug infestations in recent reporting periods (2021-2024), there remain several outstanding safety notice requirements as of 2023. The property management has addressed many past violations, as evidenced by the resolution of multiple historical issues, though the open violations related to safety notifications and door maintenance from the July 2023 inspection remain notable concerns. The building has also had routine maintenance work permitted, with at least one exterior work permit issued in 2019.