27 Spencer Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216

27 Spencer Place is a 12-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, built in 1930 and currently owned by Herminio Torres. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2024-2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between January and March 2025, though many of these complaints could not be investigated due to access issues.

The building has also faced persistent rodent problems, with multiple complaints and inspection results indicating rat activity between 2023 and 2025, including recent inspections in June 2025 that passed, but earlier inspections in 2024 showing consistent rat activity. The building's violation history reveals significant maintenance concerns, particularly in apartment 4C, where violations for rodent and mice infestations, as well as issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, were documented and subsequently certified as corrected between July and December 2024. Other unit-specific issues included problems with refrigerator gaskets in 4C and door locks in 2C, both of which were repaired.

The property has maintained a regular bedbug inspection record since 2020, consistently reporting zero infested units, which suggests effective pest management in this regard. During 2024-2025, the building's heat and hot water system has been a recurring concern, with at least eight separate complaints filed, though many could not be properly inspected due to access issues. The building's management has generally responded to complaints, with several violations being certified as corrected through formal inspections, though certain emergency conditions remain difficult to assess due to access challenges during investigations.