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65 Skillman Street

101Records
10City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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101 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built2006
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)DS SKILLMAN LLC
BBL3019000026
BIN3392381

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1).

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 (3)
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)DS Skillman LLC
Head officerDavid Simkowitz
Managing agentTehillim Management LLC
Last registered2026-01-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,912,000 $354,720
2026$7,307,000 $438,420
2027$7,433,000 $445,980

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 750 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

65 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 TEHILLIM MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
156 Martense Street BK9 A
158 Martense Street BK9 B
379 South 5 Street BK8 A
153 Division Avenue BK6 A
295 Himrod Street BK6 A
537 Marcy Avenue BK4 D
313 Willoughby Avenue BK4 C
464 Park Avenue BK3 D
186 Broadway BK3 B
871 Driggs Avenue BK3 C
69 Lee Avenue BK3 B
107 Franklin Avenue BK3 C
311 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
65 Skillman Street BK3 C
510 DeKalb Avenue BK3 C
49 Herbert Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2018-07-16 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-07-16Mortgage $600,000 — from DS SKILLMAN LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $600,000
2007-05-21Mortgage $750,000 — from DS SKILLMAN LLC to MERS $750,000
2004-04-30Deed $499,000 — from 499 PARK, LLC to DS SKILLMAN LLC $499,000
2003-08-06DEEDO $110,000 — from MAPLESHADE PROPERTIES INC. to 499 PARK, LLC $110,000
2003-06-05DEEDO $48,500 — from UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to MAPLE SHADE PROPERTIES, INC. $48,500

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172002
20180202
20195005
20204004
20213003
20223014
20231001
20244015
20254015
20261012
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 18Health & systems 4

Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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