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253 Cumberland Street, Brooklyn

253 Cumberland Street is a 6-story, 70-unit residential building in Fort Greene. NYC public records show 26 DOB complaints, 34 DOB violations, 140 HPD violations and 8 bedbug filings associated with the building. The most recent DOB complaint was filed September 13, 2026.

This building has 3 alternative addresses. ? NYC often lists more than one street address for the same building. Corner lots, multiple street frontages, and official aliases in city address files all map to one BIN.

• 249 Cumberland Street
• 251 Cumberland Street
• 255 Cumberland Street

This building ranks in the top 4% for DOB complaints, top 9% for DOB violations and top 3% for HPD violations.

This building has a clean bill of health with no bedbugs found across 8 filings over 8 years.

Public records

• DOB complaints 26
• DOB violations 34
• HPD violations 140
• Bedbug reports 8
• 311 requests 0
• Residential units 0