257 Cumberland Street, Brooklyn

A 1901 Fort Greene three-unit home with deep family ownership, set against heavy curb activity and nearby food-spot venting.

A three-unit Fort Greene wood-frame house built in 1901 with decadelong family trust roots on the deed. Small multi-family properties like this sit outside standard agency oversight, putting all the focus on internal maintenance and block-level activity. Three things to know:

Long-term family trust ownership gives stability to the deed. Title shifted into the Margaret M. Ashmead Trust decades ago, following deed history dating back to the late 1970s. That long-term family stewardship avoids short-term investor turnover, though three-unit system maintenance falls entirely on owner management.

Curb friction and street noise dominate the nearby blocks. 251 illegal-parking calls within three blocks over the last year — mostly blocked hydrants and bike lanes — alongside 62 street-noise complaints. The immediate curb sees constant delivery and double-parking movement, even while the house itself remains outside administrative filings.

Commercial kitchen and food establishment calls register in the immediate area. 10 food-establishment calls within three blocks over the last year, carrying potential exhaust and air-quality drift into residential lines. On low-density blocks, commercial kitchen venting and trash staging often impact lower-floor units before showing up elsewhere.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 44 panhandling calls within three blocks over the trailing 12 months, last logged in late 2025.
• 22 street encampment reports filed within three blocks over the past year.
• 33 for-hire vehicle complaints recorded on surrounding blocks over the last 12 months.

257 Cumberland Street is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3021020007). This building is associated with Ashmead, Margaret M/tr. 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 1901, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on September 4, 1998, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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