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265 Skillman Street

179Records
9City systems
12Open violations
90Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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179 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)FRIEDMAN, ELIMELECH
BBL3019420011
BIN3055423

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GRADE D

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 90. 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

Open HPD violations12 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ELIMELECH FRIEDMAN; SHABSE WERTHEIMER
Managing agentSEM NY CORP
Last registered2025-07-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,767,000 $106,020
2026$1,899,000 $113,940
2027$2,368,000 $142,080

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 2021 (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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Bedford Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Bedford Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

265 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SEM NY CORP — 37 buildings, 790 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
948 Myrtle Avenue BK101 B
580 Wythe Avenue BK68 A
525 Kent Avenue BK66 A
859 Myrtle Avenue BK62 A
570 Wythe Avenue BK48 A
567 Marcy Avenue BK40 A
7 Whipple Street BK25 A
58 Gerry Street BK23 A
34 South 9 Street BK21 A
43 South 10 Street BK21 A
159 Classon Avenue BK20 A
40 South 9 Street BK20 A
23 Heyward Street BK19 B
801 Bedford Avenue BK18 A
814 Bedford Avenue BK17 A
210 Middleton Street BK16 A
24 Middleton Street BK16 A
177 Taylor Street BK14 A
8 Lynch Street BK14 A
115 Wallabout Street BK14 A
24 Lynch Street BK14 A
1 Middleton Street BK14 A
730 Bedford Avenue BK13 A
116 Skillman Street BK12 A
15 Lynch Street BK12 A
5 Lorimer Street BK12 A
242 Wallabout Street BK10 A
504 Park Avenue BK9 A
54 Skillman Street BK9 A
892 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
113 South 8 Street BK8 A
460 Bedford Avenue BK6 A
639 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
821 Bedford Avenue BK5 A
890 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
254 Skillman Street BK3 D
265 Skillman Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2006-12-08 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-12-08Mortgage $600,000 — from WERTHEIMER, SHABSE; FRIEDMAN, ELIMELECH to MERS $600,000
2006-12-08Mortgage $150,000 — from FRIEDMAN, ELIMELECH; WERTHEIMER, SHABSE to MERS $150,000
2004-06-03Mortgage $340,000 — from WERTHEIMER, SHABSE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $340,000
2004-06-03Deed $425,000 — from BEDOYA, DORO C; TERRERO, DAISY C to WERTHEIMER, SHABSE $425,000
2004-06-03Mortgage $63,700 — from WERTHEIMER, SHABSE to MERS $63,700
1999-03-26Mortgage $84,140 — from TERRERO, DAYSI C; BEDOYA, DORO C to SAXON NATIONAL BANKERS LTD $84,140
1998-08-21Mortgage $75,200 — from FIRST HOME PROPERTIES CORP to UBS MORTGAGE FINANCEINC $75,200
1996-06-05Mortgage $87,500 — from VOYEAU, KELVIN to CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP $87,500
1987-11-18Mortgage $49,500 — from FRIED, DOV to CITIBANK NA $49,500

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017022
2018134
2019325
2020112
202111112
202218422
20237714
2024088
2025033
2026134
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The full timeline

Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 95Ownership & money 40Health & systems 36

Every one of the 179 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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