641 recorded events, 1999–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 220 311 service requests, 215 HPD complaints, 161 HPD housing violations.
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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 1762. In ZIP 10304, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 123 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 89 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2010-10-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
87 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 35 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · WATER LEAK (25) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · GENERAL (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $457,000 | $27,420 |
| 2026 | $454,000 | $27,240 |
| 2027 | $553,000 | $33,180 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Staten Island Railway | Stapleton — SIR · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Van Duzer St / Baltic St — S74 S78 · 100 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.
253 Van Duzer Street
| 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 |
84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-07 | RPTT $140,000 — from BRAS, JOMAR to AL VANDUZER LLC | $140,000 | |
| 2018-09-14 | Sold for $140,000 | $140,000 | $70,000 |
| 2017-12-14 | RPTT $5,000 — from BRAS, JOMAR M to 253 VAN DUZER LLC | $5,000 | |
| 2017-11-01 | Sold for $5,000 | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 186 |
| 2021 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 47 |
| 2025 | 1 | 185 | 2 | 188 |
| 2026 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
Every one of the 641 recorded events, 1999–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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