78 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

78 Herkimer Street is a 4-story, 29-unit apartment building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant and owned by William Moore. The building has experienced persistent maintenance issues, particularly regarding heating and sanitation. Throughout 2025, there have been multiple complaints about heating/hot water issues, with several residents reporting problems in their apartments.

More recently, in April 2025, there was a notable complaint regarding unsanitary conditions related to garbage/recycling storage, which resulted in violations being issued to the property owner. The building has documented rat activity in multiple inspections throughout 2024 and 2025, with compliance inspections and baiting efforts recorded regularly. The property has several open Housing Maintenance Code violations from an August 2024 inspection of Apartment 107, including issues with plastered surfaces, base cabinets, intercom systems, window repairs, and water leaks. Apartment 202 also has open violations, including problems with the intercom system and plastered surfaces.

Additionally, there are multiple active DOB violations related to failure to file required external low pressure inspections from 2018 through 2023. The building's systems have undergone various maintenance requests, including issues with lighting, mailboxes, and various general repairs, though many of these complaints were found not to violate housing laws or were resolved. The property has maintained a record of no bedbug infestations in the past two reporting periods (2023-2024 and 2024-2025). Recent maintenance history shows ongoing attention needed to heating systems, sanitation issues, and general repairs, with some improvements noted in response to service requests but also demonstrating patterns of recurring problems.