985 Herkimer Street

985 Herkimer Street in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 16 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 16 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2018, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A, 8 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 16 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-13. Newest violation issued 2025-04-10.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2025-04-10. HPD violation 17814264
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2025-04-10. HPD violation 17814261
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2025-04-10. HPD violation 17814262
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2025-04-10. HPD violation 17814263
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5037572
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SASH SPRING AT THE E/2 WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5037587
• Class B: Pest infestation, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5037562
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2009-08-13. HPD violation 5037576

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: SHERRO HOBSON-GREENE. Managing agent: SHERRI HOBSON-GREENE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 13, 2018. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2018 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3015480060, HPD building ID 311743. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Ralph Av (C), 1 min walk
• Rockaway Av (C), 9 min walk
• Utica Av (A, C), 11 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.