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279 Cumberland Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11238 BBL 3021190022 4 units · 3 floors · 1855

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Fort Greene
At or below average
avg 4.8
2
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 2 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Fort Greene average of 4.8.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 279 Cumberland Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1855
6 or more units
4 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 279 Cumberland Street in Fort Greene, built in 1855 and currently owned by 279 Cumberland Housing Corp, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance events over the past few years. Most significantly, in late 2022, the building faced multiple housing maintenance code violations related to safety and sanitation, including unsanitary conditions in garbage/recycling storage areas, the presence of household items obstructing public hall stairs, and failures to post required safety notices regarding carbon monoxide detector requirements, gas leak procedures, and heating system access. These violations, classified from A to C in severity, were documented during an October 2022 inspection and one violation remains open as of the latest records.

The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug reporting compliance, with annual filings showing zero infested units from 2019 through 2024. Two recent complaints regarding potential illegal hotel rooms in the building were submitted in 2024 and 2025, though both investigations were unable to gain access for inspection. A 2019 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene complaint regarding indoor air quality concerns about chemical vapors was also logged, though specific resolution details are not available in the records. The property has remained under regular inspection and reporting requirements, including the mandatory annual bedbug reports, which have consistently shown no infestation cases.

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How 279 Cumberland Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
32th percentile

Out of 838 buildings in this neighborhood, 268 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
80.4%
No serious
violations
15.7%
Some violations
(1–9)
3.9%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

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What's in the 279 Cumberland Street report

Building characteristics
Total units4
Floors3
Year built1855
Gross area2,915 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
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279 Cumberland Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
279 Cumberland Housing Corp
Address
279 Cumberland Street
Brooklyn, NY 11238
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279 Cumberland Street event timeline

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2025
Bedbug Filing Dec 29
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated

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