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400 HERKIMER STREET

Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · BIN 3054043 · Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) · Last violation Jul 22, 2026 · Last complaint Jun 4, 2026

NeighborhoodBedford-Stuyvesant (East)
More violations than 88% of nearby buildings
More violations than 88% of buildings and more complaints than 97% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 213 violations · 1011 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
65 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous65Class Bhazardous136

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, heat and hot water, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look under sinks and inside cabinets for droppings or signs of rodents or cockroaches. Feel the radiator or baseboard heater with your hand to check if it produces heat. Look at stairwells and hallways for blocked doors, clutter blocking passage, or fire escape windows painted shut.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.
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Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1990
972
26 per year avg.↓ Down 26% in the last 2 years (213 vs 287 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
242
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ65
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ136
Rent-impairingⓘ27
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
4,009
167 per year avg.↑ Up 53% in the last 2 years (1,011 vs 659 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access9%Violation issued12%No violation21%Phone resolved58%Other0%(4,009)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ134 violations
Egressⓘ112 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ66 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ45 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ42 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ37 violations
Artificial Lightingⓘ35 violations
Cleaningⓘ34 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ1,459 complaints
Electricalⓘ93 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ87 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ73 complaints
Appliancesⓘ66 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ60 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ48 complaints
Adminⓘ2 complaints
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Violation log

457 violations · Class B

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days2% (4)
    ▪ 30–90 days1% (2)
    ▪ 3–12 months19% (47)
    ▪ 1–3 years39% (94)
    ▪ 3+ years39% (95)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%5%
    Emergency97%83%
    Non-Emergency2%12%
    (322)
    (1,610)
    Issued
    Description
    Class BClosed3SAug 4, 2005REPAIR · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCES AT WINDOWS LOWER SASHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3S, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST , SECTION AT EAST
    Class BClosed5AAAug 2, 2005REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5AA, 1st STORY
    Class BClosed2CSep 9, 2002REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS · WATER SUPPLYSECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed5LJul 11, 2002REMOVE BARS OR GATES FROM FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW · EGRESSSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE .. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5L, 5th STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
    Class BOpen6LFeb 26, 2002REMOVE BARS OR GATES FROM FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW · EGRESSSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6L, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT WEST
    Class BOpen3AAJun 4, 2001REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3AA, 3rd STORY, SECTION AT EAST
    Class BOpen1POct 30, 1990RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIREDSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRINGS THRU OUT WINDOW SASHES 1 STY APT 1P 2ND APT FROM WEST AT FRONT EAST SECTION LOCATED AT APT 1P
    Class BClosed
    Aug 4, 2005Apt 3S
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCES AT WINDOWS LOWER SASHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3S, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST , SECTION AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Aug 2, 2005Apt 5AA
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5AA, 1st STORY
    Class BClosed
    Sep 9, 2002Apt 2C
    REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS · WATER SUPPLY
    SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 11, 2002Apt 5L
    REMOVE BARS OR GATES FROM FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW · EGRESS
    SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE .. IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5L, 5th STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
    Class BOpen
    Feb 26, 2002Apt 6L
    REMOVE BARS OR GATES FROM FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW · EGRESS
    SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6L, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT WEST
    Class BOpen
    Jun 4, 2001Apt 3AA
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3AA, 3rd STORY, SECTION AT EAST
    Class BOpen
    Oct 30, 1990Apt 1P
    RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED
    SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRINGS THRU OUT WINDOW SASHES 1 STY APT 1P 2ND APT FROM WEST AT FRONT EAST SECTION LOCATED AT APT 1P
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