278 Humboldt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

278 Humboldt Street is a four-story, eight-unit Old Law tenement building in Williamsburg, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Wes Zamora. The property has experienced two rodent sighting complaints in recent years: one in February 2025 and another in September 2022, with the 2025 complaint notably resulting in a failed inspection attempt by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

While the 2022 inspection found no violations, this recent complaint may suggest ongoing pest management challenges. The building's history shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with all recent annual filings (most recently in June 2025) indicating zero infested units, which suggests effective pest control measures in this regard. The property has a documented history of rodent-related inspections, with an initial failed inspection in April 2011 followed by a compliance inspection in May 2011 that also failed for unspecified reasons.

Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2021 and 2022 were specifically related to the late filing of annual bedbug reports, though these violations were subsequently addressed. An unrelated Department of Buildings complaint regarding illegal commercial use in a residential zone was recorded in December 2020, but the investigating inspector was unable to gain access during their two attempts in early 2021. Overall, while the building appears to maintain regular bedbug reporting compliance with no current infestations, the recent rodent sighting complaint in 2025 and the building's historical pest-related issues suggest this remains an ongoing challenge for the property.