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158 Skillman Street

98Records
12City systems
0Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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98 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 DOB permits, 13 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built2010
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)156 SKILLMAN LLC
BBL3019130039
BIN3403985

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.7. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (1) · Snow or Ice (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 (2010)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)156 SKILLMAN LLC
Head officerBENJAMIN WEISER
Managing agentBLUE ELM MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,766,400 $794,880
2026$1,846,000 $830,700
2027$2,153,000 $968,850

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Myrtle Av — B48 · 250 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & Myrtle Ave · 400 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

158 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

2 311 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 BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
37 South 10 Street BK21 B
1319 East New York Avenue BK11 B
Amboy Street BK9 C
156 Skillman Street BK8 A
158 Rutledge Street BK8 A
158 Skillman Street BK8 A
231 Chester Street BK7 A
997 Clarkson Avenue BK7 A
1259 51 Street BK7 A
280 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
1833 Park Place BK6 A
275 Milford Street BK6 B
127 Miller Avenue BK6 B
31 Locust Street BK5 C
876 Kent Avenue BK4 B
490 Marion Street BK3 D
678 Jamaica Avenue BK3 A
492 Marion Street BK3 D
680 Jamaica Avenue BK3 C
221 Quincy Street BK3 F
1200 Myrtle Avenue BK3 B
589 Hart Street BK3 C
51 Lee Avenue BK3 A
1234 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
92 Pilling Street BK2 C
1077 Halsey Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2015-11-12 (lender: Kearny Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-11-12Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 156 SKILLMAN LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,300,000
2015-11-12Agreement $4,000,000 — from 156 SKILLMAN LLC to KEARNY BANK $4,000,000
2015-11-12AL&R $4,000,000 — from 156 SKILLMAN LLC to KEARNY BANK $4,000,000
2015-02-18Mortgage $2,700,000 — from 156 SKILLMAN, LLC to THE WESTCHESTER BANK $2,700,000
2015-02-18AL&R $2,700,000 — from 156 SKILLMAN, LLC to THE WESTCHESTER BANK $2,700,000
2015-02-10Deed $3,451,550 — from KINGS 3839 INC to 156 SKILLMAN LLC $3,451,550
2010-01-13Deed $800,000 — from WINKLER, MORDECHAI to KINGS 3839 INC. $800,000
2004-08-23Mortgage $375,000 — from WINKLER, MORDECHAI to PASKESZ, DAVID; PASKESZ, ERNEST; ROYAL LETTER PENSION PLAN:ERNEST AND DAV $375,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20181001
20190000
20201001
20211001
20221214
20231001
20241012
20255016
20261012
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 16Ownership & money 27Health & systems 13

Every one of the 98 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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