Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
66
out of 100
Heavier than 85% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
97 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
78 HERKIMER STREET · 29 apartments · built 1905 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- A/C train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 97 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
97 violations the city still lists as unresolved
97 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.9 years.
- Paint / plaster15
- Disrepair14
- Heat / hot water13
- Water leak12
- Fire & life safety12
- Other11
- Pests4
- Plumbing3
- Mold3
- Lead paint3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Registration & signage2
- Gas2
- Structural1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-05-12 and remains open on HPD’s records.