1336 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-story, three-unit building at 1336 Herkimer Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Israel Silberstein, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly regarding heating and water systems. The most pressing concerns occurred during the winter of 2022, with multiple emergency complaints (eight in total) about heat and hot water failures between January and February 2022, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

While some reports indicated restoration of services, violations were issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) during inspections. These violations included an open Class C violation from February 2022 regarding inaccessible heating system access (locked cellar door) and several Class B violations in Apartment 1 related to inadequate heat supply, missing safety devices (smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector), scalding hot water exceeding 130 degrees, and defective plastered surfaces. The building currently has open violations from 2022-2024, including an outstanding requirement to file annual bedbug reports as per HPD rules, and one notably serious violation from February 2022 regarding scalding hot water.

Earlier concerns about pest control were documented in June 2019 when a rat sighting was reported and investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The building's historical inspection records from 2018-2019 show variable results for rodent inspections, with one initial inspection in December 2018 resulting in failure for unspecified reasons, though subsequent inspections generally showed compliance. Given the age of the building (constructed in 1899), these maintenance issues, particularly the heating and safety system concerns, merit attention, though it's worth noting that this analysis is based on data available only through October 2023.