1269 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

1269 Herkimer Street is a 5-story, 7-unit "New Law Tenement" building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Ami Tauber. The building has experienced multiple maintenance and compliance issues over recent years, with the most significant problems occurring between 2018-2020. Notably, in 2018, Apartment 3 reported serious maintenance issues including lack of hot water, gas supply problems, and inadequate heating, all of which remain open as Class C violations.

Between 2020-2021, there were several construction-related violations, including failure to provide necessary safety measures and documentation during a construction project, leading to multiple Environmental Control Board fines totaling over $6,000. The building has maintained an active bedbug reporting record, with no infestations reported in the past three years, though there was one instance in 2020 involving six units. More recent history shows some improvements in building conditions.

The most recent Housing Maintenance Code inspection in 2023 revealed only the requirement to file bedbug reports, and there have been no significant safety violations reported since 2021. The building's rodent control record shows consistent compliance, with all inspections since 2014 passing. Multiple Department of Buildings complaints and inspections throughout 2020-2021 were mostly resolved without finding violations, including three complaints about failure to certify correction of hazardous violations that were ultimately dismissed. The property has shown improvement in maintaining housing standards in recent years, with no open violations as of 2023, though the historical record indicates past challenges with both maintenance and construction compliance that affected resident comfort and safety.