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220 Benziger Avenue

210Records
9City systems
77Open violations
1089.3Penalty rate
Staten Island · ZIP 10301 · Neighborhood: St. George-New Brighton
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210 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 HPD housing violations, 49 HPD complaints, 49 311 service requests.

BoroughStaten Island 10301
Built1920
Floors2.5
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)SEAN CHARLES
BBL5000430025
BIN5000969

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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 1089.3. 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 violations77 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 58 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2011-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

3
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).

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 (1920)
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$668,000 $40,080
2026$691,000 $41,460
2027$781,000 $46,860

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jersey St / Hendricks Av — S42 S52 · 500 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

220 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.

Ten-year activity

100500
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2024
94
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017011
2018101
2019808
2020000
2021101
202223023
202322022
202431031
202594094
2026303
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 199Health & systems 4

Every one of the 210 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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