206 Scholes Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

206 Scholes Street is a 22-unit, 5-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1910, currently owned by Ari Koth. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues, with emergency complaints filed and investigated by HPD in March 2024 (entire building) and December 2024 (apartment only), though access for inspection was denied in the latter case.

A substantial cluster of maintenance issues was documented in March 2023, including plumbing problems, water leakage, unsanitary mold conditions, and various repairs needed for door/window frames, ceilings, and flooring; while these issues were inspected, no violations were issued. The building has faced several safety concerns, including multiple fire escape-related violations in 2024: one regarding a defective drop ladder in March and another concerning obstructing bars or gates in Apartment 11. Apartment 13 was found to have multiple violations in January 2023, including defective self-closing doors, issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, water leak problems, and damaged plastered surfaces.

The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no infestations reported in the past five years, and had significant rodent activity in late 2019 through 2020, though recent inspections show bait was applied and the building passed a compliance check in January 2020. The most recent violations, issued in 2024, focus on self-closing door issues at the cellar and entrance to Apartments 2 and 13, though these were subsequently certified as corrected. An inspection in 2024 also revealed a defective fire escape drop ladder that required adjustment, while a 2022 violation noted an encumbered fire escape due to an air conditioning unit.