1444 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

1444 Herkimer Street is a three-unit, three-story brick tenement building located in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, owned by Monzur Alam and constructed in 1925. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with particular attention needed on the second floor where multiple violations were documented in 2023. These include ongoing problems with gas supply to the kitchen range, defects in plaster surfaces and ceilings, broken window panes, and issues with self-closing doors.

The property has also faced building-wide concerns, including a power outage in May 2025 and a heat/hot water complaint in January 2025, both of which received HPD responses though access for inspection was denied in the latter case. A notable electrical/gas range issue reported in June 2023 resulted in HPD violations. The building's maintenance record shows some concerning patterns, including multiple instances where HPD inspectors were unable to gain access to perform required inspections, particularly in 2023 for various complaints including door/window issues and general intercom problems.

There is an active there is an active gas supply violation that was documented during a 2024 inspection. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestations in the past two reporting periods (2023-2024 and 2022-2023), and passed initial and compliance rodent inspections in 2017-2018, though there was evidence of rat activity noted in mid-2017 inspections. Additionally, two recent complaints from 2024 regarding illegal conversion and gas utility issues required multiple inspection attempts but were ultimately closed due to access problems. The building, classified as a "New Law Tenement," continues to require attention to its various maintenance issues, particularly in the second floor apartment where most violations are concentrated.