Pros: Nothing its all bad Cons: Bad building all around landlord doesn’t care, he turned off the hot water just so people would want to move out. Every apartment is infested with rats & roaches. The downstairs lady call…
259 HERZL STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11212 is a 6-unit rental building in Brownsville, NYC. See every violation, 311 complaint, tenant review, and the LucidIQ score — before you sign a lease.
Brooklyn · February 2026
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Potential savings: ~13% by timing your move to March.
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Brownsville has long been one of Brooklyn's toughest neighborhoods, but community-led organizations like the Brownsville Community Justice Center are driving change. Public housing dominates the landscape, rents are among the city's lowest, and a fierce sense of community persists.
WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
GENERAL — CABINET
WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
PLUMBING — TOILET
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR AT CELLAR
§ 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY
Pros: Nothing its all bad Cons: Bad building all around landlord doesn’t care, he turned off the hot water just so people would want to move out. Every apartment is infested with rats & roaches. The downstairs lady call…
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