139 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 13 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. 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 | 11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2018-05-12. |
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.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (4) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Noise (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Graffiti (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | PROSPECT BAY REALTY INC |
| Head officer | KEVIN SWETSKY |
| Managing agent | EWC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2023-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $588,000 | $264,600 |
| 2026 | $706,000 | $317,700 |
| 2027 | $565,000 | $254,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
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 2012 (0 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bay St / Prospect St — S51 S74 S76 · 50 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.
538 Bay 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 |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 EWC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 13 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3465 Amboy Road | SI | 67 | A |
| 154 Bard Avenue | SI | 60 | A |
| 163 Cromwell Avenue | SI | 48 | A |
| 999 Forest Avenue | SI | 46 | A |
| 81 Narrows Road North | SI | 40 | A |
| 1235 Forest Hill Road | SI | 22 | A |
| 141 Evergreen Avenus | SI | 16 | A |
| 2437 Richmond Road | SI | 11 | A |
| 322 Miles Avenue | SI | 8 | A |
| 538 Bay Street | SI | 4 | C |
| 5046051003 | — | — | |
| 5046051007 | — | — | |
| 5046051005 | — | — |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 22 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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