79 Skillman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205

79 Skillman Street is a 6-story, 10-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 2006 and currently owned by Joe Redek. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most significant cluster occurring in January 2022, when multiple violations were documented including a missing carbon monoxide detector in apartment 1B, household items obstructing public stairs, and defective metal nosing on intermediate landing stairs to the roof. All these violations were certified as corrected by January 21, 2022.

Prior to this, in April 2021, there was a Class A violation related to the filing of the annual bedbug report, though no penalties were imposed. The building's maintenance record shows attention to pest control, with annual bedbug reports submitted consistently from 2020 through 2024 indicating zero infested units, and no reports of re-infestation. External inspections have generally been favorable, with rodent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025 all passing.

A Department of Buildings violation from November 2021 was dismissed in December 2022 due to subsequent reports showing the corrected defects. An environmental control board violation from October 2018 related to a missing car mirror and motor room door warnings was resolved with no penalties imposed. The most recent building inspections, including a June 2025 rodent inspection, have shown compliance with health and safety standards, though the building's history of maintenance violations suggests periodic attention is required to maintain building safety standards.