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400 Herkimer Street

9,581Records
21City systems
242Open violations
221.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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9,581 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 4,072 311 service requests, 4,018 HPD complaints, 972 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1965
Floors6
Res. units154
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)AZ 400 HERKIMER LLC
BBL3018710018
BIN3054043

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 221.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations242 total — 65 class C (immediately hazardous), 136 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 1991-01-24.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2,174 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 374 · winter 2024–25: 1157 · winter 2025–26: 613 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

374
’23–24
1,157
’24–25
613
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

$14,615 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1,599 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1074) · Noise (255) · GENERAL (48) · PLUMBING (33) · PAINT/PLASTER (27) · Indoor Air Quality (26).

Filed construction activity

$93,500 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 (1965)
YesSix or more residential units (154)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)AZ 400 Herkimer LLC
Head officerIan Lagowitz
Managing agentCAM Property MGMT
Last registered2026-01-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,173,000 $2,327,850
2026$5,655,000 $2,544,750
2027$6,115,000 $2,751,750

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 79/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Atlantic Av — B43 · 300 ft
Citi BikeKingston Ave & Herkimer St · 350 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

400 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

1,599 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1,074 of them about heat or hot water.

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 CAM PROPERTY MGMT — 47 buildings, 1,639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B10 · C10 · D19 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
530 East 169 Street BX321 F
2410 Washington Avenue BX170 F
400 Herkimer Street BK154 D
2120 Tiebout Avenue BX75 D
1202 Spofford Avenue BX60 F
741 Hunts Point Avenue BX56 B
226 West Tremont Avenue BX49 D
1786 Topping Avenue BX43 C
2417 Albemarle Road BK43 B
1631 Grand Avenue BX42 D
51 Hamilton Place MN29 B
143 Lincoln Avenue BX29 B
440 East 187 Street BX28 D
2707 Morris Avenue BX28 A
546 East 182 Street BX25 D
1480 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
84 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
503 West 169 Street MN24 D
622 East 169 Street BX23 D
554 West 148 Street MN22 B
82 Wadsworth Avenue MN21 C
505 West 135 Street MN21 B
712 West 180 Street MN21 D
522 West 148 Street MN20 C
925 St Marks Avenue BK20 D
66 East 190 Street BX20 C
846 Prospect Place BK20 D
452 West 164 Street MN20 D
561 West 144 Street MN20 D
72 East 190 Street BX19 C
441 East 187 Street BX18 F
1488 Bushwick Avenue BK16 C
45 Lott Avenue BK16 C
558 West 151 Street MN15 A
1078 Willmohr Street BK12 C
2426 University Avenue BX11 D
228 East Tremont Avenue BX10 D
801 Freeman Street BX10 C
702 Eagle Avenue BX8 F
704 Eagle Avenue BX8 D
299 Throop Avenue BK6 B
221 Himrod Street BK6 C
867 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 D
1738 East 4 Street BK6 D
1111 Willoughby Avenue BK6 F
871 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 B
634 Wilson Avenue BK6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2023-07-05 (lender: Everyday Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-07-05Mortgage $2,500,000 — from AZ 400 HERKIMER LLC to EVERYDAY CAPITAL LLC $2,500,000
2023-06-12Mortgage $3,055,341 — from AZ 400 HERKIMER LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $3,055,341
2023-06-12Agreement $18,296,000 — from AZ 400 HERKIMER LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $18,296,000
2023-06-06RPTT&RET $21,150,000 — from HUSSAIN, DELWAR; HUSSAIN, DILRUBA to AHMED, AMARBIN $21,150,000
2021-06-25Mortgage $558,509 — from SURAT REALTY to TD BANK NA $558,509
2021-06-25Agreement $15,900,000 — from SURAT REALTY to TD BANK NA $15,900,000
2021-06-25AL&R $15,900,000 — from SURAT REALTY to TD BANK NA $15,900,000
2015-11-17Mortgage $8,134,947 — from SURAT REALTY to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,134,947
2015-11-17Agreement $16,500,000 — from SURAT REALTY to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,500,000
2015-11-17AL&R $16,500,000 — from SURAT REALTY to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $16,500,000
2005-08-17Mortgage $6,261,753 — from SURAT REALTY to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL, INC., $6,261,753
2005-08-17Agreement $10,000,000 — from SURAT REALTY to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL, INC., $10,000,000
1999-03-04Mortgage $2,096,231 — from SURAT REALTY to LEGG MASON DORMAN &WILSON INC $2,096,231
1986-04-22Mortgage $2,500,000 — from SURAT REALTY CORP to RARITAN VALLEY S&L ASSN $2,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
2023
1,427
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701535706378
20180030206308
20190543904448
20200756003570
20210785752871
20220464903656
2023413903123935
20240151,409031,427
2025041,038031,045
202601257713593
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 345Housing & tenants 9,125Ownership & money 45Health & systems 47

Every one of the 9,581 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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