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70 Herkimer Street

330Records
13City systems
13Open violations
45.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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330 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 HPD housing violations, 83 311 service requests, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)7D HERK LLC
BBL3018650041
BIN3053907

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45.5. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1984-09-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Drug Activity (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Noise (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · Snow or Ice (2).

Filed construction activity

$102,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)7D HERK LLC
Head officerDOMINIQUE VABRE
Managing agentSAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-17

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,765,200 $794,340
2026$1,510,000 $679,500
2027$1,761,000 $792,450

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Fulton St — B44 B44-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeMacon St & Nostrand Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

70 Herkimer Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1349 Franklin Avenue BX16 C
1103 Hoe Avenue BX10 A
41 Bruckner Boulevard BX7 B
431 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
20 Mt Hope Place BX4 D
703 Greene Avenue BK4 C
860 New Lots Avenue BK4 D
822 Faile Street BX4 D
655 Greene Avenue BK4 D
218 Quincy Street BK4 B
369 Tompkins Avenue BK4 C
70 Herkimer Street BK4 D
980 DeKalb Avenue BK4 C
2131 Bruckner Boulevard BX4 D
992 Hancock Street BK3 B
436 East 141 Street BX3 C
9 Covert Street BK3 C
635 Coster Street BX3 C
1258 Bushwick Avenue BK3 C
282 Schaefer Street BK3 C
2092 Ryer Avenue BX3 F
391 Montauk Avenue BK3 D
396 Bleecker Street BK3 D
631 Coster Street BX3 C
981 Hancock Street BK3 B
1669 Norman Street QN3 B
313 Van Buren Street BK3 C
811 East 226 Street BX3 C
191 Patchen Avenue BK3 C
181 Schaefer Street BK3 B
629A Madison Street BK3 C
1578 Eastern Parkway BK3 C
286 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
93 Malcolm X Boulevard BK2 C
3703 Church Avenue BK2 C
559 Decatur Street BK2 C
326 Tompkins Avenue BK2 D
424 Convent Avenue MN2 B
857 Lincoln Place BK2 C
442 Quincy Street BK2 C
1017 Halsey Street BK2 C
1107 Jefferson Avenue BK2 C
1340 Bushwick Avenue BK2 D
255 Covert Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2016-05-24 (lender: Ford, Norma and Mora, Israel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-06-23Agreement $1,000,000 — from BOROVINSKY, RON to THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2016-05-24Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 7D HERK LLC to MORA, ISRAEL; FORD, NORMA; MORA, PAULA; MORA, MAURITO $1,000,000
2016-01-13AL&R $650,000 — from SMO MANAGEMENT LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $650,000
2016-01-13Mortgage $650,000 — from SMO MANAGEMENT LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $650,000
2016-01-13Mortgage $350,000 — from SMO MANAGEMENT LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $350,000
2016-01-13AL&R $350,000 — from SMO MANAGEMENT LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $350,000
2016-01-13Deed $650,000 — from SAVAGE, LYNNAE S to SMO MANAGEMENT LLC $650,000
2007-12-05Mortgage $350,000 — from SAVAGE, LYNNAE B to NATIONAL CITY BANK $350,000
2006-08-15Mortgage $566,250 — from SAVAGE, LYNNAE S to DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, F.A $566,250
2005-03-29Mortgage $540,000 — from SHEPHERD, GILLIAN to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION $540,000
2005-03-29Deed $600,000 — from TREZEVANT, MICHELLE to SHEPHERD, GILLIAN $600,000
2004-09-10DEEDO $400,000 — from RUSSELL-WILLIAMS, SYLVIA to TREZEVANT, MICHELLE $400,000
2004-09-10Mortgage $300,000 — from TREZEVANT, MICHELLE to MERS $300,000
2004-04-23Mortgage $33,500 — from WILLIAMS, SYLVIA RUSSEL to DOWNER, STANLEY; MARATEA, MAURO A $33,500
1999-10-04Mortgage $225,000 — from WILLIAMS, SYLVIA RUSSELL to FHB FUNDING CORP. $225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172327
20180729
201908412
20200718
20210325
2022027229
20230639
20240448
2025012214
2026023225
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 222Ownership & money 52Health & systems 28

Every one of the 330 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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