A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 25. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-24.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Drinking (1) · Industrial Waste (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$612,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not
capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1850)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
277 Cumberland LLC
Head officer
LEOPOLD SCHWIMMER
Managing agent
FRAIDY RUBIN
Last registered
2025-11-28
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,795,000
$807,750
2026
$2,154,000
$969,300
2027
$2,585,000
$1,163,250
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Permit/License/Certificate, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Lafayette Av — C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Fulton St — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Cumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and
Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong.
Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints
appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box
on this page.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,725,000 on
2019-04-22 (lender: First Central Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2019-04-22
Mortgage $1,725,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
$1,725,000
2019-04-22
AL&R $3,600,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
$3,600,000
2019-04-22
Agreement $3,600,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
$3,600,000
2016-11-03
Mortgage $1,875,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$1,875,000
2016-11-03
Deed $2,500,000 — from THE TOMMY MCFARLAND LIVING TRUST; LOUISYA MCFARLAND, AS TRUSTEE to 277 CUMBERLAND LLC
$2,500,000
2016-11-03
AL&R $1,875,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$1,875,000
2016-10-31
Sold for $2,500,000
$2,500,000
$625,000
1991-11-21
Mortgage $150,000 — from MC FARLAND, TOMMY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$150,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
34
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
1
3
0
1
9
2018
7
13
12
0
2
34
2019
2
5
18
5
0
30
2020
0
0
6
0
0
6
2021
3
2
8
0
0
13
2022
1
3
9
0
0
13
2023
3
2
3
0
0
8
2024
3
0
6
0
2
11
2025
0
0
6
0
3
9
2026
0
0
4
0
2
6
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-11-20
HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-17
311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-11Restaurant inspection: BLACK IRIS — grade Z
2026-08-06Restaurant inspection: BLACK IRIS
2026-07-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-11311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-05-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-09-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-10-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-10-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-24Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2022-08-24311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2022-08-12311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2022-05-11DOB complaint, category ?
2022-04-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021
2021-11-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2021-11-15DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-09-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOC
2021-09-21Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2019-05-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-22Mortgage $1,725,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK$1,725,000
2019-04-22AL&R $3,600,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK$3,600,000
2019-04-22Agreement $3,600,000 — from 277 CUMBERLAND LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK$3,600,000
2019-04-22Mortgage assigned — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
2019-04-22TL&R — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
2019-01-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-01-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2019-01-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2019-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019-01-11311: Industrial Waste — Chemical Spill (IAC)
2018
2018-11-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-11-05Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-10-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-10-19311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2018-10-19311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2018-10-16311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-10-16DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2018-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT ROOF LEVEL, DOING AS BEST AS BASEMENT WATER HAS PENETRATED FROM HEAVY$6,250
2018-10-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2018-10-11DOB complaint, category ?
2018-10-09Asbestos abatement: Removal — Golden Eco Services Inc.
2018-10-09Asbestos abatement: Removal — Golden Eco Services Inc.
2018-09-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-08-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35322778K ISSUED ON 06-21-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1
2018-08-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35322775P ISSUED ON 06-21-18 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$625
2018-06-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2018-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2018-06-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST DOCS &/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS:JOB ALT 1 #321649551-TEMP SUPPORT & (SHORING) THE ROOF LINE $625
2018-06-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING PER SECTION REQS.EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CONST DEBRIS LOCATED @2ND FL,ON TOP OF SIDEWALK SHE
2018-06-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNIBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY-EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CONST DEBRIS @277 CUMBERLAND STREET MAIN ENTRANCE TO 2ND/3RD F
2018-06-21ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST OPS.@1STFL (LEVEL) WATER DAMAGE @(AROUND) THE BATHROOM & KITCHEN ARE
2018-06-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2018-06-20311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2018-06-20DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-17Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-05-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2018-04-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-12-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE, HEAT DETECTION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1$6,000
2017-12-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE, HEAT DETECTION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1$6,000
2017-09-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-06Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE I- INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 1ST THROUGH 3RD FLOORS AS SHOWN ON PLAN, REPLACING EXISTING WINDOWS, AND TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$300,000
2017-09-06Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE I- INTERIOR RENOVATION ON 1ST THROUGH 3RD FLOORS AS SHOWN ON PLAN, REPLACING EXISTING WINDOWS, REPLACE/REPAIR CORNICE AS REQUIRED AND $300,000
2010-02-07311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2010-02-07311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2010-01-07311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2010-01-04311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2009
2009-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
2009-08-13DOB complaint, category ?
2009-08-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-07-31Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#310146419, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2009-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2008
2008-09-08DOB violation LANDMK:
2008-08-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-06-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-17Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 30 LF AT 126 LAFAYETTE ST. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2008-06-17Job filed: INSTALL SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 30 LF AT 126 LAFAYETTE ST. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2008-05-28Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$99,000
2008-04-21DOB violation LANDMK:
2008-04-08ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL. DEFECTS NOTED: BRICK FACADE HAS LOOSE BRICKS AND DIAGONAL CRACKS APPROX. 1/2"W AT VARIOUS
2008-04-07DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2007-12-17DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2007-10-24DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2007-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2006-06-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-26DOB complaint, category ?
2006-05-31Job filed: Emergency repair to the second floor structure located above the first floor ceiling as shown on the plans. Remove violation # 34501749z.$20,000
2006-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2006-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2006-05-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. AT 1 ST FL INSTALLING STEEL GIRDERS & COLUMNS & ATTACHING STRUCTURED STEEL BEAMS TO EXISTING WOODEN BEAMS. REMO$250
2006-05-14DOB violation C: WORK W/OUT PERMIT
2006-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-02-27Mortgage satisfied — from MCFARLAND, TOMMY to THE GREENPOINT SAVINGS BANK
2003
2003-02-15ECB Hazardous violation: 3AB BOILER FLUE PIPE WITH CENTRAL SECTION DISCLOCATED AND COLLAPSED TO BOILER ROOM FLOOR. HEAVY SMOKE AND FUMES FROM FLUE GAS EMIS$650
2001
2001-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-02-27Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF REPLACEMENT BOILER.NO CH ANGE IN EGRESS,USE OR OCCUPANCY
2001-02-27Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF REPLACEMENT BOILER.NO CH ANGE IN EGRESS,USE OR OCCUPANCY
2001-02-27Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF REPLACEMENT BOILER.NO CH ANGE IN EGRESS,USE OR OCCUPANCY
2000
2000-01-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 49. DEPARTMENT MEAL INSPECTION VISITED FOR BOILER INSPECTION BUT YOU OR YOUR AGENT DID NOT LET HIM INSPECT THE BOILER. BRING PROO
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
1997-01-07DOB violation C:
1991
1991-11-21Mortgage satisfied — from MC FARLAND, TOMMY; MC FARLAND, HELEN to PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
1991-11-21Deed — from MC FARLAND, HELEN; MC FARLAND, TOMMY to MC FARLAND, TOMMY
1991-11-21Mortgage $150,000 — from MC FARLAND, TOMMY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$150,000
1991-07-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 32,32 FLUE PIPE NOT PROPERLY FITTED WITH THE CHIMNEY;CHIMNEY SUPPORT WALL DISLOCATED CORRODED SECTIONS TO REPLACE.$85
1987
1987-11-27DOB violation LANDMRK:
1987-11-27DOB violation LANDMK:
1987-11-05DOB violation LANDMK:
1980
1980-04-22LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVAT; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION; LANMARKS PRES
1967
1967-04-21Mortgage — from MCFARLAND TOMMY; MCFARLAND HELEN to PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
1967-04-03Deed — from PALAZZO TESSIE to MCFARLAND HELEN; MCFARLAND TOMMY