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88 Skillman Street

154Records
9City systems
0Open violations
26Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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154 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 HPD housing violations, 12 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built2006
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3018997504
BIN—

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2006)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)88 SKILLMAN I LLC
Head officerSHIA MEISELS
Managing agentEMPIRE STATE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$407,921 $183,564
2026$489,584 $220,313
2027$587,403 $264,331

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2015 estimate: gross income $256,185 a year ($23.84 per sq ft), operating expenses $100,045 ($9.31 per sq ft), net operating income $156,140. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Park Av — B44 · 450 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

88 Skillman 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

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 EMPIRE STATE MANAGEMENT LLC — 25 buildings, 318 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B4 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
585 Marcy Avenue BK45 A
246 Lynch Street BK39 A
1705 Dean Street BK25 A
1460 Fulton Street BK24 A
1084 Rogers Avenue BK24 A
281 Division Avenue BK19 B
795 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
5323 13 Avenue BK10 A
836 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
840 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
99 Troutman Street BK8 B
1736 Pacific Street BK8 A
1740 Pacific Street BK8 A
239 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
2304 Bedford Avenue BK8 C
135 Heyward Street BK8 A
1738 Pacific Street BK8 B
1738A Pacific Street BK8 A
131 Heyward Street BK8 A
101 Troutman Street BK8 A
235 Franklin Avenue BK7 B
45 Melrose Street BK7 A
88 Skillman Street BK5 C
307 Division Avenue BK5 C
41 Melrose Street BK— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-02-20Mortgage $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20Mortgage $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20Mortgage $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20AL&R $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20AL&R $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20AL&R $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20AL&R $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20AL&R $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20Mortgage $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2019-02-20Mortgage $725,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN I LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2008-10-03Mortgage $275,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $275,000
2008-10-03Mortgage $275,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $275,000
2008-10-03Agreement $1,881,753 — from 88 SKILLMAN REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,881,753
2008-10-03Agreement $1,881,753 — from 88 SKILLMAN REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,881,753
2008-10-03Mortgage $275,000 — from 88 SKILLMAN REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $275,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
201802110013
201901110113
2020010012
2021016007
202201140116
202300310013
2024003025
2025001012
2026102014
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 46Ownership & money 80Health & systems 7

Every one of the 154 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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