A two-unit Bed-Stuy townhouse where street sound and commercial air quality nearby carry the story.
A two-unit Bedford-Stuyvesant townhouse built in 1910 with long-standing family ownership ties on file. While internal housing filings are sparse, block-level sound and air patterns shape the lived experience. Three things to know:
Air quality and restaurant venting calls show up in the immediate area. Within three blocks, 6 indoor air quality calls and 5 food establishment calls have been logged over the past year. Surrounding food venting and air complaints indicate neighborhood exhaust drift that can travel into nearby residential windows or shafts.
Music and party calls center on the immediate block. The address itself has logged 7 street noise and 7 residential noise calls over two years, almost all for loud music and late-night parties. The calls concentrate around warmer months, pointing to outdoor gathering spots on the block face.
A batch of plumbing and plaster complaints hit in early 2025. In March 2025, a cluster of interior complaints hit the house covering mold, plumbing, paint, plaster, and a sink/tub leak. While all were marked closed, a sudden multi-system flare-up in a century-old house suggests past water intrusion.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
996 Herkimer Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3015570012). This building is associated with Decoteau, Irma P. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1910, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 5 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed March 2, 2025.
The building last changed hands on April 28, 2000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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