78 Herkimer Street

78 Herkimer Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 14 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (70/100).

Multi-family elevator · 29 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 70/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 12 buildings' registrations; 8 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (14 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 318 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-05-12. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

102 closed in the last 90 days. Median 1,494 days from issue to close for the 103 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 306, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 306), issued 2025-02-18. HPD violation 17701361
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 404, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 404), issued 2022-09-06. HPD violation 15350975
• Class C: 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 207, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 207), issued 2019-09-30. HPD violation 13299059
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 104, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 104), issued 2019-04-29. HPD violation 13037035
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 16, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 16), issued 2005-09-23. HPD violation 5732352
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 12, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 12), issued 2005-05-12. HPD violation 5496098
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 12, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 12), issued 2005-05-12. HPD violation 5496096
• Class B: Mold, ceiling. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING AND EAST WALL (APPROX. 3 SQ. FT.) AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY ORIGINAL VIOLATION 15556074 ISSUED 21-NOV-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b)., issued 2023-03-22. HPD violation 15829347

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 101 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 3 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: CARSON SURF LLC. Head officer: SCOTT ROSENTHAL. Managing agent: CHARTERED PROPERTIES LLC. This owner has 12 buildings on record, 8 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3018650043, HPD building ID 311612. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Nostrand Av (A, C), 1 min walk
• Franklin Av (S), 6 min walk
• Franklin Av (C), 7 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.