Which neighborhood does 78 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216 fall under?

In the neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York

Does 78 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216 have any open violations?

This building has 111 open violations

In the past year, did any apartments in 78 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216 have bedbug infestations?

In the past year, this building had no reports of bedbug infestations

NYC buildings Brooklyn Bedford-Stuyvesant78 Herkimer Street

78 Herkimer Street

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11216

29 units·4 floors·Built in 1905

1.9

15 reviews

Good cause building

This building guarantees a renewal and capped rent increases, if you follow your lease terms.

Highlights

Evictions

111

Open violations

Litigation cases

Bedbug history

Pet friendly

Renter recommendations

Renters recommend this building

Renters approve of the building's owners

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenant reviews of 78 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, consistently describe severe management issues and poor building conditions. While the location near the subway and affordable rent are positives, tenants face persistent problems with heat outages, pest infestations (cockroaches and rodents), mold, water leaks, and broken appliances. The building is often dirty, with garbage accumulation and unclean common areas. Tenants report cold, unheated hallways and unreliable laundry machines. Management is widely criticized for being unresponsive, dismissive, and neglectful, with complaints of harassment and poor maintenance. Safety concerns include malfunctioning intercoms, insecure entrances, and neighborhood disturbances. Overall, renters advise avoiding this building due to its neglected upkeep and hostile landlord practices.

Reviews

Former tenant·8 months ago

Dirty and poorly managed

Pros

Ok location and not ridiculously expensive. Though you get what you pay for

Cons

Cheap renovation. Management harasses tenants yet there are constant issues with pests, heat, hot water, security.

Former tenant·8 months ago

Slumlord; hellhole; avoid!

Pros

Horrible. Avoid like the plague

Cons

Unreliable heat and hot water. Roaches. Horrible landlord. Mail can’t be delivered. Perpetually broken intercom. Landlord to cheap to heat hallways in winter.

Advice to the owners

Get it together

Building ratings

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Rents and deposits

Renters received their security deposits back

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 7 days ago

Average violations per unit in this building is worse than the city average.

Building average3.82Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

26Class C

Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

68Class B

Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

17Class A

Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I

Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

Renter Q&A

How bad are the roaches?

Over 1 year ago

I had a severe case because of a leaky sink they refused to fix. It was bordering infestation. In general I suspect it is not that bad

Over 1 year ago

Answer

What kind of problems are occuring in this building?

Over 2 years ago

Water heater units often break. Mine broke daily for months straight before I moved out. Also the package theft and shitty washer/dryer in building are often out of order or just dirty.

Over 2 years ago

Answer

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