177 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-story, six-unit building at 177 Herkimer Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Elie Fouerti, was constructed in 1901 and has undergone several significant changes in recent years. Most notably, there are active violations regarding annual external low-pressure inspections for the years 2019-2022, which remain unresolved as of 2023. In 2024, multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were documented, primarily concerning defective self-closing doors, including at least four different locations within the building and two apartments (A and B), as well as missing carbon monoxide detectors in Apartments A and B.

The building has experienced some concerning safety issues, including an unsanitary animal complaint in December 2022 that resulted in health department violations, and there were multiple reports of rat activity in 2022-2023, though recent inspections have passed. The building underwent a significant conversion process documented in 2021-2022, with violations issued for unauthorized alterations including the conversion of B-rooms to Class A apartments throughout the building. This period also saw multiple complaints about illegal conversions between 2020-2021.

Construction work in 2019-2020 generated several safety violations and complaints, including issues with safety orientation, site maintenance, and inadequate housekeeping, which resulted in various penalties totaling over $35,000. The property has maintained a clean record for bedbugs in recent years, with no reported infestations from 2021 through 2025. Recent rodent inspections (2025, 2024, 2023) have generally passed, though inspections in early 2023 indicated rat activity. The building's permit history shows several construction-related permits issued between 2018-2020, which correspond with the periods of construction-related violations and complaints.