124 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

This 6-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building at 124 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, built in 1900 and currently owned by Romuald Szumilo, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past few years. The most recent 311 complaint, filed in September 2023, concerned paint and plaster issues, though no violations were found upon inspection. The building has had repeated documentation requirements regarding bedbug reporting, with violations noted in 2020-2021, though the most recent 2025 bedbug report shows no infestations or eradications during the previous filing period.

Multiple heat and hot water complaints were recorded in 2020, including one that inspectors were unable to access apartments to verify the issue. A 2021 Special Operations Compliance Inspection resulted in a violation related to building maintenance. The building has faced various safety and maintenance challenges, including a 2020 violation regarding smoke detector compliance, and several outstanding violations from 2020 inspections that remain unresolved as of October 2023.

These include issues with a broken ignition system in a 3rd-floor gas heater, problems with self-closing doors in the 3rd-floor apartment, and concerns about refuse accumulation and fire-retardant material in the 4th-floor public hall. Notably, a complaint filed in 2021 documented concerning structural issues, with reported step cracks through bricks measuring approximately 3/4 inch wide at building corners, though this violation was later resolved with no penalty imposed. The property has shown some recent improvements, with the 2025 bedbug report indicating no current infestation issues, and recent service requests being resolved without major violations. However, the building's history shows a pattern of documentation and maintenance compliance issues requiring attention from various city agencies, with some violations remaining open for extended periods, particularly from 2020 inspections.