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129 Townsend Avenue

40Records
8City systems
0Open violations
107.3Penalty rate

40 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 12 311 service requests, 11 HPD housing violations, 8 HPD complaints.

BoroughStaten Island 10304
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)TUMINO, CLAIRE
BBL5028390174
BIN5042435, 5139387

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 107.3. In ZIP 10304, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PLUMBING (3).

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 (1899)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CLAIRE TUMINO
Managing agentGATEWAY ARMS REALTY CORP.
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,036,000 $62,160
2026$970,000 $58,200
2027$867,000 $52,020

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% 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 RailwayClifton — SIR · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Townsend Av — S52 S78 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 78
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

129 Townsend 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

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
2016-10-27RPTT $715,000 — from R&P ISLAND HOLDINGS, LLC to TUMINO, CLAIRE $715,000
2016-09-15Sold for $715,000 $715,000 $357,500
2015-09-04RPTT $150,000 — from CIOFFI, WILLIAM to R &P ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC. $150,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenants
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202511
20261818
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 3

Every one of the 40 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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