1273 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

1273 Herkimer Street is a three-unit, three-story old law tenement building constructed in 1920 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, currently owned by Wilhelmina Smith. The building has experienced recurring issues with plumbing and heating systems, most recently evident in a July 2023 water supply complaint that HPD could not inspect, and a March 2023 heat and hot water issue that was resolved shortly after reporting.

During February-March 2019, multiple complaints were registered and investigated, including issues with the bathtub/shower, radiator, and heat/hot water systems, though no violations were issued for these. The building has also faced some significant health and safety challenges, particularly in 2019 when multiple violations were documented concerning unsanitary conditions including mold and pests. The property has several open violations as of 2024-2025 that require attention, including a persistent failure to file the annual bedbug report since 2021, and various safety-related citations from 2019 concerning fire retardant materials, gas leak procedures, carbon monoxide detector requirements, self-closing doors, and the need for proper lighting in the public hall areas.

While some building systems have passed inspections, such as plumbing in 2019 and rodent inspections in 2014-2019, the property has a mix of both resolved and ongoing maintenance issues. A 2018 complaint regarding building shaking was investigated but resulted in no warranted violations. The pattern of complaints and violations suggests ongoing infrastructure and maintenance challenges, particularly concerning building systems and safety compliance, with specific attention needed to the recurring bedbug report requirement violations in recent years.