A two-family townhouse with a minimal municipal record, set against active block sound and nearby commercial air quality calls.
An 1899 Ocean Hill two-family townhouse that keeps a light municipal file. As a two-unit residential property, day-to-day operation sits outside multi-family oversight, making block conditions and structural upkeep the main focus. Three things to know:
The building file is almost completely blank. The building carries no open housing violations. In a two-family layout, city operational logs reveal very little, so evaluation rests entirely on physical inspection of roof, heating systems, and electrical lines.
Surrounding blocks carry substantial music and street noise. Within three blocks, residents logged 260 residential noise calls—primarily banging and party music—alongside 136 street noise reports over the last 12 months. The surrounding streetscape carries significant nighttime activity.
Commercial food establishment calls pop up nearby. Four food establishment calls were logged within three blocks over the past year. Kitchen exhaust, cooking odors, and venting smells can travel into residential spaces through risers and open windows.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
295a Sumpter Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3015210072). This building is associated with Sumpter Shine Corp. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1899, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 20, 2023.
The building last changed hands on March 10, 2016 for $18,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 80/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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