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400 HERKIMER STREET

Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · BIN 3054043 · Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) · Last violation May 4, 2026 · Last complaint May 8, 2026

NeighborhoodBedford-Stuyvesant (East)

More violations than 88.1% of nearby buildings

More violations than 88% of buildings and more complaints than 97% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.

Activity TrendsLast 5 years

A steady level of activity over time

Last 2 yrs: 239 violations · 1032 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

68 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open

Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations

Total violations since 1990

966

26 per year avg.↓ Down 14% in the last 2 years (239 vs 279 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

243

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ68

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ130

Rent-impairingⓘ27

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2003

4,008

167 per year avg.↑ Up 54% in the last 2 years (1,032 vs 671 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access9%Violation issued12%No violation21%Phone resolved58%Other0%(4,008)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Maintenanceⓘ135 violations

Egressⓘ118 violations

Heat And Hot Waterⓘ66 violations

Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ45 violations

Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ42 violations

Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ37 violations

Artificial Lightingⓘ35 violations

Cleaningⓘ30 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Heat / hot waterⓘ1,459 complaints

Electricalⓘ93 complaints

Bldg maintenanceⓘ87 complaints

Water & plumbingⓘ75 complaints

Appliancesⓘ69 complaints

Safety & fireⓘ61 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ48 complaints

Adminⓘ2 complaints

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Violation log

162 violations · Class A

All classes Class A Class B Class C Class IAll Open Closed

Class	Status	Apt

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Class A	Closed	5N	May 18, 2007	REFIT DOORS ETC. · EGRESSSECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR TO TERRACE. IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5N, 5th STORY
Class A	Closed	3P	Feb 2, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. 2nd DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st RADIATOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class A	Closed	3P	Feb 2, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class A	Closed	3P	Feb 2, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. 2nd DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st RADIATOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class A	Closed	3P	Feb 2, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class A	Closed	3P	Feb 2, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class A	Closed	3P	Feb 2, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class A	Closed	3P	Feb 2, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3P, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class A	Open	4AA	Jan 30, 2006	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND WALLS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4AA, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Class A	Closed	5L	Nov 15, 2005	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING IN THE TERRACE LOCATED AT APT 5L, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT WEST
Class A	Open	2Y	Oct 7, 2005	REPAIR · MAINTENANCESECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2Y, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''EAST''
Class A	Open	3-AA	Jan 25, 2001	PAINT · PAINTINGSECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3-AA, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH