16 Howard Avenue

Owner: Trifecta Equities

Acquired: October 03, 2023, $3 million

Debt: August 05, 2026, $7.9 million

Built: 1931

Renovated: 1992

SF: 12,800

Dwelling units: 8

No. of buildings: 1

Class: Semi-fireproof (Without Stores) (D1)

Floors: 4

HPD Ownership Registration Information

Last registered: 2026-01-29 (expires 2026-09-01)

Transactions:

• Trifecta Equities borrowed $7.9 million from Bank of Montreal for 16 Howard Avenue, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on August 05, 2026.

• Paulius Skema borrowed $5.5 million from S3 Capital for 16 Howard Avenue, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on October 03, 2023.

• Chaskiel Strulovitch sold 16 Howard Avenue, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for $3 million to Paulius Skema on October 03, 2023.

Development:

• Chaskiel Strulovitch filed major alteration job 320613555 for 12,776 sqft R-2 building with 8 apartments in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on October 19, 2013.

• Paul Skema filed alteration job B00919756 for 378 sqft building with 8 apartments in Brooklyn, on August 16, 2023.

• Steven Deutsch filed alteration job 302300579 for building in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on February 09, 2007.

• Cora Goodman filed alteration job 302279273 for building in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on January 31, 2007.

Litigation:

• Chaskiel Strulovitch and Yechezkel Strulovitch on July 27, 2022, filed a $5 million bankruptcy 1-22-41781-ess for 16 Howard Avenue.

Violations:

According to city public data, the properties have received one DOB violation, 17 housing violations, and $1,300 in OATH penalties in the last year.