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20 Cliff Street

631Records
19City systems
2Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Staten Island · ZIP 10305 · Neighborhood: Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill
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631 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 311 service requests, 156 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 70 DOF property sales.

BoroughStaten Island 10305
Built1964
Floors9
Res. units122
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)SEA CLIFF TOWERS OWNERS CORP
BBL5028330031
BIN5122638

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.5. In ZIP 10305, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (10) · Illegal Parking (7) · Noise (4) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Traffic (1).

Filed construction activity

$952,808 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1964)
YesSix or more residential units (122)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SEA CLIFF TOWERS OWNERS CORP.
Head officerROBERT J FITZSIMMONS
Managing agentGATEWAY ARMS REALTY CORP.
Last registered2026-07-17

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,878,000 $5,795,100
2026$13,808,000 $6,213,600
2027$15,098,000 $6,794,100

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,929,867 a year ($19.98 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,283,100 ($8.75 per sq ft), net operating income $1,646,767. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.

Getting around

Staten Island RailwayClifton — SIR · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay St / Nautilus St — S51 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 M. L. Lindemeyer
Middle: I.S. 49 Berta A. Dreyfus. 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

20 Cliff Street

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

33 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GATEWAY ARMS REALTY CORP — 60 buildings, 752 units. Grades across the portfolio: A40 · B8 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20 Cliff Street SI122 A
100 Stuyvesant Place SI114 B
285 St Marks Place SI91 A
830 Howard Avenue SI66 A
121 Freedom Avenue SI56 A
200 Hart Boulevard SI47 A
105 Freedom Avenue SI36 A
102 Bard Avenue SI34 A
105 Davis Avenue SI32 A
47 Watchogue Road SI12 A
260 Van Name Avenue SI12 A
17 Oswego Street SI8 C
835 Van Duzer Street SI7 B
351 Van Duzer Street SI7 B
42 Westervelt Avenue SI6 A
19 Niagara Street SI6 A
135 St Marks Place SI5 A
360 College Avenue SI5 A
2906 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK5 A
268 Targee Street SI5 A
103 St Pauls Avenue SI4 C
62-64 Hart Boulevard SI3 D
19 Alaska Street SI3 B
384 Van Duzer Street SI3 A
102 Plattsburg Street SI2 A
269 Husson Street SI2 B
2296 South Railroad Ave SI2 D
9 Redgrave Avenue SI2 A
570 Coryn Court SI2 A
104 Beach Street SI2 C
372 Manor Road SI2 A
7 Keiber Court SI2 A
7 Redgrave Avenue SI2 A
11 Taunton Street SI2 A
267 Husson Street SI2 A
15 Taunton Street SI2 B
125 Townsend Avenue SI2 A
250 Sandalwood Drive SI2 A
96 Plattsburg Street SI2 A
15 Corona Avenue SI2 B
568 Coryn Court SI2 A
136 Prospect Street SI2 A
629 Forest Avenue SI2 A
224 O'Gorman Avenue SI2 A
145 Westervelt Avenue SI2 B
272 Targee Street SI2 A
576 Coryn Court SI2 A
1136 Castleton Avenue SI2 A
66 Oneida Avenue SI2 F
220 O'Gorman Avenue SI2 A
572 Coryn Court SI2 C
129 Townsend Avenue SI2 D
8 Corona Avenue SI2 A
376 Manor Road SI1 A
390 Port Richmond Avenue SI1 A
622 Midland Avenue SI1 A
392 Port Richmond Avenue SI1 C
751 Forest Avenue SI1 C
150 Bay Street SI0 —
626 Midland Avenue SI0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-05RPTT&RET $299,999 — from LOMBARDO, BENEDETTO to FRANKS, MARISSA M $299,999
2026-02-09RPTT&RET $210,000 — from CAITLYN MCNEILL, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF GARY J. MCNEILL to RATEL, CATHERINE L $210,000
2026-02-04Sold for $299,999 $299,999 $2,459
2026-01-27RPTT $350,000 — from ADRIANA VIEIRA, EXECUTOR to GERMANO, ANDREA; LUBARSKY, LISA $350,000
2026-01-07Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $2,869
2025-12-19RPTT&RET $340,000 — from KIRK, GENEVIEVE to DRAY, FRANCINE $340,000
2025-12-15Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $2,787
2025-12-11RPTT&RET $220,000 — from BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SEA CLIFF TOWERS O to ROMSKA-SLECZKOWSKA, AGATA; SLECZKOWSKI, SEBASTIAN $220,000
2025-12-11Sold for $220,000 $220,000 $1,803
2025-11-18RPTT&RET $205,000 — from ALBERT G. MAROTTE, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ZORAIDA MIRANDA to LITT, PAUL; CIARAVALO, MICHAEL $205,000
2025-11-10Sold for $205,000 $205,000 $1,680
2025-11-03RPTT&RET $270,000 — from MACIEJ, PIOTR to ZALEWSKA, KAROLINA $270,000
2025-10-29Sold for $210,000 $210,000 $1,721
2025-10-15Sold for $270,000 $270,000 $2,213
2025-09-03RPTT&RET $150,000 — from HE, GUANGWEN to GUISAO, ALICIA $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170146011
2018261514138
201952106225
2020107138240
2021741523150
2022111612030
202306510324
2024031322341
2025011125138
202601125119
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The full timeline

Construction 80Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 216Ownership & money 226Health & systems 18

Every one of the 631 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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