400 Herkimer Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01871-0018BIN 3054043

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0165 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0250 of those issued in the last 3 years
0327 open rent-impairing violation(s)
046 active DOB violation(s)
058 evictions executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 154 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 154 apartments.

2018 — 154 units registered2023 — 154

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1965

Built

Floors

154

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building33 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

242

Open now

972

On record

Open Class C

136

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-03-30

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2026-03-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2026-03-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2VIssued 2026-02-17

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2V, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

2214

All time

324

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1802

Electric85

General66

Appliance48

Plumbing48

Door/Window47

Unsanitary Condition41

Paint/Plaster36

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

455

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential245

Street/Sidewalk124

Unspecified50

Commercial22

Vehicle12

Park1

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

429

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony125

Misdemeanor236

Violation68

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-22

PARTIAL VACATE ORDER. VACATE ALL BALCONIES AT EX#1, OF 400 HERKIMER STREET, BROOKLYN

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2024-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9C TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2024

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-08-14Apt 1-Xresidential

2025-07-28Apt 4-AAresidential

2025-05-09Apt 5Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-13

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-02-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-01-21

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

AZ 400 Herkimer LLC

Head officer

Ian Lagowitz

Managing agent

CAM Property MGMT

33 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1631 GRAND AVENUEBRONX 166 EAST 104 STREETMANHATTAN 168 EAST 104 STREETMANHATTAN 1738 EAST 4 STREETBROOKLYN 1786 TOPPING AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$12,360

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 22026-07-29$310 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22026-05-07$3,125 due

ElevatorsClass 22026-02-11$625 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-02-11$3,125 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-05-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2023-06-23 · $2,500,000

Mortgage2023-06-23$2,500,000

borrower AZ 400 HERKIMER LLC · lender EVERYDAY CAPITAL LLC

Sale2023-05-25no recorded price

SURAT REALTY → AZ 400 HERKIMER LLC

Mortgage2023-05-25$3,055,340.77

borrower AZ 400 HERKIMER LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC

Mortgage2021-06-11$558,509.12

borrower SURAT REALTY · lender TD BANK NA

Mortgage2015-11-02$8,134,946.84

borrower SURAT REALTY · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale