270 Sumpter Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

270 Sumpter Street is a three-story, three-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, owned by Hosea Davis and constructed in 1910 as an Old Law Tenement. The property has experienced recurring heating issues, with eight documented heat/hot water complaints between late 2021 and December 2024, including two emergency complaints in December 2024.

Recent inspections in December 2024 identified ongoing issues in the third-floor apartment, including infestations of mice and visible mold conditions (less than 10 sq ft) in the bathroom, for which violations were issued requiring remediation. The building has undergone several other maintenance inspections showing various compliance issues, including problems with self-closing doors and latches in public areas and apartments, a broken glass pane in the street entrance door, and construction item encumbrances in the cellar, all of which have been certified as resolved through proper repairs. The property has maintained a consistent record of bedbug-free status, with no reported infestations or re-infestations from 2019 through 2025, according to annual bedbug reporting requirements.

While past complaints from 2022 included issues with plumbing, pests, and mold, inspections typically found these to be in compliance with housing laws. The building's most recent notable safety compliance issue, from April 2023, involved the need to properly post carbon monoxide detector requirements in common areas, though this has since been resolved. The historical pattern of heat-related complaints suggests ongoing challenges with building systems, as evidenced by the most recent emergency complaints in December 2024.