991 Dumont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

991 Dumont Avenue is a 3-story, 5-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1925, currently owned by Desaree Ethridge and located in East New York. The building's recent history has been marked by recurring maintenance issues, particularly in 2022-2025, with the most recent problems emerging in June 2025 involving both water leaks and ceiling plaster issues, though HPD was unable to complete inspections for these complaints.

The property has experienced significant heating system challenges, with emergency complaints about lack of heat and hot water reported for both the entire building and individual apartments in December 2022, though HPD could not gain access to complete inspections at that time. The building's maintenance record shows some concerning patterns, including three bedbug reporting violations between 2021-2023, though subsequent filings for the periods through 2024-2025 show no infestation, suggesting successful eradication efforts. A rat sighting was reported in January 2022, but the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found no violations upon inspection.

More recent bedbug reports from 2022-2025 indicate no infested or re-infested units during those periods. The building has received attention for various maintenance issues, including a door frame problem in 2022 that was inspected but resulted in no violations. While some past violations have been resolved, the pattern of access issues during inspections, particularly during heating system complaints, raises concerns about maintenance response times.