253 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 rodent inspections, 60 311 service requests, 44 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 146.7. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1990-01-24. |
| Active vacate order | 3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | FREIDA HOLLENDER; NATHAN STEINMETZ |
| Managing agent | SEM NY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,576,000 | $94,560 |
| 2026 | $1,850,000 | $111,000 |
| 2027 | $1,977,000 | $118,620 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2010 (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.
| Subway | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb. 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.
254 Skillman Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request 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.
Managed by SEM NY CORP — 37 buildings, 790 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 948 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 101 | B |
| 580 Wythe Avenue | BK | 68 | A |
| 525 Kent Avenue | BK | 66 | A |
| 859 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 62 | A |
| 570 Wythe Avenue | BK | 48 | A |
| 567 Marcy Avenue | BK | 40 | A |
| 7 Whipple Street | BK | 25 | A |
| 58 Gerry Street | BK | 23 | A |
| 34 South 9 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 43 South 10 Street | BK | 21 | A |
| 159 Classon Avenue | BK | 20 | A |
| 40 South 9 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 23 Heyward Street | BK | 19 | B |
| 801 Bedford Avenue | BK | 18 | A |
| 814 Bedford Avenue | BK | 17 | A |
| 210 Middleton Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 24 Middleton Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 177 Taylor Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 8 Lynch Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 115 Wallabout Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 24 Lynch Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 1 Middleton Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 730 Bedford Avenue | BK | 13 | A |
| 116 Skillman Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 15 Lynch Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 5 Lorimer Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 242 Wallabout Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 504 Park Avenue | BK | 9 | A |
| 54 Skillman Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 892 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 113 South 8 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 460 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 639 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 821 Bedford Avenue | BK | 5 | A |
| 890 Bedford Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 254 Skillman Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 265 Skillman Street | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $124,000 on 2007-04-10 (lender: National City Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-10 | Mortgage $124,000 — from STEINMETZ, NATHAN; HOLLENDER, FRIEDA to NATIONAL CITY BANK | $124,000 | |
| 2006-12-28 | Mortgage $645,000 — from HOLLENDER, FRIEDA; STEINMETZ, NATHAN to MERS | $645,000 | |
| 2000-08-21 | Mortgage $235,000 — from FRIEDMAN, SIMCHE to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $235,000 | |
| 1996-11-12 | Mortgage $108,500 — from DURANT, HELENA; CADOGAN, CLIFTON to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $108,500 | |
| 1990-06-19 | Mortgage $40,000 — from DURANT, HELENA; CADOGAN, CLIFTON to LEVINE, LISA; SHAPIRO, BERNARD L | $40,000 | |
| 1988-08-30 | Mortgage $22,000 — from DURANT, HELENA; CADOGAN, CLIFTON to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $22,000 | |
| 1987-09-16 | Mortgage $30,000 — from CADOGAN, CLIFTON; DURANT, HELENA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $30,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 2020 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Every one of the 253 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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