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173 Benziger Avenue

355Records
12City systems
101Open violations
2117Penalty rate
Staten Island · ZIP 10301 · Neighborhood: St. George-New Brighton
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355 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 HPD housing violations, 114 311 service requests, 73 HPD complaints.

BoroughStaten Island 10301
Built1899
Floors2.75
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS OWNER TRU
BBL5000390076
BIN5000858

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2117. In ZIP 10301, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations101 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 72 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2010-12-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 15). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

42
’24–25
15
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · PLUMBING (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · WATER LEAK (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · APPLIANCE (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$669,000 $40,140
2026$727,000 $43,620
2027$772,000 $46,320

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Staten Island RailwayTompkinsville — SIR · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jersey St / Hendricks Av — S42 S52 · 750 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 16, 74, 10
Middle: I.S. 061 William A Morris. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

173 Benziger Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-24RPTT&RET $468,488 — from WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND, FSB to VELLIOS, PETER $468,488
2026-09-11Sold for $468,488 $468,488 $234,244
2005-08-11RPTT $469,000 — from GNS DEVELOPMENT CORP. to TERRANOVA , JOSEPH A; TERRANOVA, JOSEPH R $469,000
2005-05-20RPTT $315,000 — from BENSICK, ROBERT; ARROYO, TERESA L to GNS DEVELOPMENT CORP. $315,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700112
201803104
201905005
202001001
202108008
202207007
202302002
2024013120133
20251780382
20262562363
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The full timeline

Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 322Ownership & money 8Health & systems 8

Every one of the 355 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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