356 Sumpter Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 4-story, 20-unit New Law Tenement building at 356 Sumpter Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Claudette Henry and built in 1923, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past five years. Most notably, there have been three heat and hot water complaints in 2024-2025, including a February 2025 complaint affecting the entire building that was classified as an emergency.

Pests have been a persistent concern, with multiple complaints about unsanitary conditions related to pests in 2019 and 2022, though rodent inspections from 2017 and 2018 had passed. Recent violations from an August 2024 inspection remain open, including issues with fire retardant material and self-closing doors in public hallways, particularly concerning was the open violation for broken fire retardant material at the 4th-story ceiling. The building has demonstrated some maintenance progress, with the most recent bedbug reports (2023-2025) showing no infested units, though there was an emergency safety issue noted in 2022 regarding missing window guards that required attention.

Historical complaints from 2018-2019 indicate past problems with the building's security systems (bell/buzzer/intercom) and door/window conditions, though some of these matters were resolved with violations being issued. The Department of Buildings has an active violation as of June 2023 regarding failure to file the 2020 external low-pressure inspection. While the building has undergone various inspections and received attention to different maintenance issues, including paint/plaster repairs and heating system concerns, there remains a pattern of access-related challenges during inspections, as evidenced by multiple instances in 2024-2025 where inspectors were unable to gain access to units for evaluation.