27 recorded events, 2018–2025, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 15 HPD housing violations, 5 HPD complaints, 4 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 10301, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1991) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 4 BOYS BUILDING |
| Head officer | MICHAEL VERDI |
| Managing agent | 4 BOYS BUILDING, INC |
| Last registered | 2020-10-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $351,000 | $21,060 |
| 2026 | $430,000 | $25,800 |
| 2027 | $491,000 | $29,460 |
The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Staten Island Railway | Tompkinsville — SIR · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 25-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / Lafayette Av — S42 · 200 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 045 John Tyler 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.
21 Duane Court
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
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.
Managed by 4 BOYS BUILDING, INC. — 3 buildings, 3 units. Grades across the portfolio: C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Duane Court | SI | 1 | C |
| 160 Prospect Avenue | SI | 1 | C |
| 21 Duane Court | SI | 1 | C |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-25 | RPTT $389,900 — from 4 BOYS BUILDING INC to WHITE, GINA I; WHITE, RICHARD I | $389,900 | |
| 2020-02-24 | Sold for $389,900 | $389,900 | $389,900 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 27 recorded events, 2018–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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