116 Skillman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205

116 Skillman Street is a 6-story, 12-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Sam Polatsek and constructed in 2012. The building has experienced several notable incidents requiring attention to safety and maintenance standards, particularly in 2022 when multiple violations were recorded between March and September. These included issues with fire safety, such as defective self-closing doors in Fire Stair A (3rd and 4th stories) and Fire Stair B (6th story), as well as the presence of unauthorized double-cylinder locks at the building entrance.

Significant violations were also documented regarding debris and encumbrances, with unnecessary items found in fire stairs and public areas throughout the building, including both Fire Stairs A and B and the rooftop. Additionally, there were concerns about cleanliness in first-story public hallways. More recent records indicate ongoing compliance efforts, with bedbug reports consistently showing zero infested units from 2022 through 2024, and successful rodent inspections showing passing results in 2022 and 2024.

However, two active Department of Buildings violations remain notable: one regarding a failure to perform a Category 5 inspection issued in December 2021, and another related to elevator defects from 2019 that has not been resolved as of October 2023. The building's maintenance history shows some concerns for the period between 2019 and 2022, including missed benchmarking reports, though many previous violations have been dismissed following appropriate corrections. The most recent inspections and reporting periods suggest improved conditions, particularly regarding pest control and general maintenance compliance.