39 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

39 Herkimer Street is a three-story, four-unit residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, owned by Lionel Taylor and constructed in 1905. The property has a notable history of pest control compliance issues, with open Housing Maintenance Code violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports in accordance with HPD requirements documented in 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024.

Additionally, the building experienced rodent-related challenges in early 2024, with reports of rat activity in January and July of that year, though subsequent inspections in 2024-2025 have shown improvement with "Passed" results. The building's Department of Buildings (DOB) history includes two notable complaints from October 2018 regarding building vibration/stability concerns and unsafe/illegal mechanical demolition, both of which were investigated and resulted in violations being served.

While these complaints were ultimately resolved—one being dismissed in 2022 with a note that all required repairs had been completed—there have been intermittent rodent-related inspection results showing rat activity throughout 2024, though more recent inspections have indicated successful remediation with no violations as of July 2025. The combination of ongoing bedbug report violations and past rodent issues suggests historical pest management challenges, though recent inspections indicate some stabilization in these areas, while the building's age and habitability status are classified as "HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS B."