88 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

88 Herkimer Street is a 4-story, 16-unit Old Law Tenement property built in 1905 located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, currently owned by Scott Rosenthal. The building has experienced recurring rodent issues, with the most recent inspection in February 2025 passing, though there were several failures for "Other Reasons" and instances of rat activity in 2023. The property has consistently required annual bedbug reporting, with the most recent filings in 2024 showing no infested units.

Notable maintenance history includes significant renovation work in 2018 affecting multiple floors (apartments 6, 8, 11, and 12), during which multiple violations were issued for work without permits related to electrical, plumbing, and general construction, though most of these have since been resolved. A series of Housing Maintenance Code violations from late 2018 primarily concerned issues in Apartment 7, including problems with locks, bathroom fixtures, water leaks, and surface repairs, all of which were eventually closed. The building's recent history shows some ongoing concerns with building maintenance and compliance.

There have been multiple failed rodent inspections in 2023-2024, though the most recent (February 2025) passed. The property has maintained an active status with bedbug reporting requirements until recently, with the last reports showing zero infested units. Building permits issued between 2019-2022 indicate ongoing maintenance and improvement work, though there were violations issued for construction and renovation work performed without proper permits, with associated penalties. The building's current violation status shows some active DOB violations related to failure to certify correction of immediately hazardous conditions from 2018, though many earlier violations have been resolved.