18 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 18 Herkimer Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Monika Tashman, has faced several recurring challenges over the past several years. Most notably, there are persistent Housing Maintenance Code violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in April 2024, March 2023, February 2022, and April 2021.

These violations indicate the building has consistently failed to file the mandatory annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations. In terms of rodent activity, the building has experienced a troubling pattern between 2022 and 2025. Most recently, in February 2025, the building passed a rat inspection, but this followed a sequence of varied results where rat activity was documented in multiple inspections, including February 2024, March 2023, and February 2023.

Interestingly, there were also several inspections that resulted in passing grades, suggesting some periods of improved rodent control. Notable among these was the bait application recorded in January 2022, which indicates some proactive measures were taken at that time. The most recent inspections from 2024 and early 2025 have shown improvement in both rodent management (with passed inspections) and bedbug reporting compliance, though the notable pattern of violations for bedbug reporting remains a significant concern.