1226 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

1226 Herkimer Street is a three-story, three-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1899 and currently owned by Mohammed Aslam. The property has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years, with the most pressing concerns emerging in late 2023. These include multiple active violations for unauthorized construction work, specifically the illegal conversion of the attached garage into a metal workshop and conversion of the cellar into an additional apartment, along with improper electrical and plumbing installations.

These violations carry a combined penalty of $7,500. Earlier incidents from 2019 involved multiple emergencies requiring HPD intervention, including issues with carbon monoxide detectors, wiring problems, and two separate instances of mold and pest problems. The building has undergone several inspections and faced numerous violations between 2018 and 2023, including a brief heat and hot water outage in late 2018, multiple bedbug report requirements in 2019-2023, and various safety issues.

Notably, there were several violations in January 2019 related to Apartment 2's security features (missing lock, chain guard, and peep hole) and emergency safety equipment (carbon monoxide detector), as well as concerns about blocked egress from fire escapes and encumbered public areas. More recently, bedbug reports filed since 2022 show no current infestations, though there had been three infested units reported in 2020-2021, and a rodent inspection in December 2021 passed compliance. The building's history suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, with particular attention needed to recent construction-related violations and historical issues with pests, safety systems, and general maintenance.