206 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

206 St. Marks Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in Prospect Heights, built in 1893 and currently owned by Jonathan Bakhash. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns occurring in late 2023 through early 2024.

In November 2023, the building faced multiple emergency violations including inadequate heat and cooking gas issues, particularly affecting apartment 1F, along with problems with self-closing doors in common areas. More recently, in October 2024, there was a smoking violation investigated by the Department of Health. The building's plumbing systems have also encountered challenges, with a partial stop work order issued in July 2024 related to plumbing work, and an active violation from that month regarding the revocation of plumbing approvals.

The property has maintained a generally positive record in terms of pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three years (2022-2025) and successful rodent inspections in 2011 and 2018, though there were reports of rat activity in 2011 and 2013. Historical violations indicate ongoing attention to door and access security, particularly regarding self-closing mechanisms on building doors. The building's maintenance history shows some recurring themes, particularly regarding door hardware compliance and heating system reliability, though recent records (2025) show consistent bedbug reporting with no infestations to report. The most recent violations and complaints suggest that while basic infrastructure issues have been addressed (such as heating and plumbing), newer concerns have emerged regarding building safety features and system access requirements.