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163 Cromwell Avenue

434Records
12City systems
32Open violations
14Penalty rate

434 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 77 HPD complaints, 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughStaten Island 10304
Built1973
Floors3
Res. units48
ClassR2
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL5033187501
BIN5091156

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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 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 14. In ZIP 10304, 89% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations32 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2002-01-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Water System (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Sewer (1).

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 (1973)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)CROMWELL ARMS CONDOMINIUM
Head officerKevin Swetsky
Managing agentEWC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$53,832 $24,225
2026$70,096 $31,544
2027$65,953 $29,679

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $745,810 a year ($19.41 per sq ft), operating expenses $361,186 ($9.40 per sq ft), net operating income $384,624. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

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

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 RailwayDongan Hills — SIR · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 11 Thomas Dongan School
Middle: I.S. R002 George L. Egbert. 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

163 Cromwell 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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 EWC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 13 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3465 Amboy Road SI67 A
154 Bard Avenue SI60 A
163 Cromwell Avenue SI48 A
999 Forest Avenue SI46 A
81 Narrows Road North SI40 A
1235 Forest Hill Road SI22 A
141 Evergreen Avenus SI16 A
2437 Richmond Road SI11 A
322 Miles Avenue SI8 A
538 Bay Street SI4 C
5046051003 — —
5046051007 — —
5046051005 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-14RPTT&RET $420,000 — from KOTLYAR, GREGORY MARK to NAIMOVA, MANZURA $420,000
2026-04-08Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $8,750
2025-04-01RPTT $433,000 — from CROMWELL SI REALTY LLC to SHAN, PENG; XIE, XIAOLAN $433,000
2025-03-06Sold for $433,000 $433,000 $9,021
2025-01-07RPTT $283,920 — from OTTERBECK, ESQ. AS REFEREE, HAROLD to CROMWELL SI REALTY LLC $283,920
2024-11-27RPTT $407,000 — from PRINZIVALLI, STEVEN E; DILELLA, AUBREY to WAGGONER, ANDREW; GUARINO, AMANDA $407,000
2024-11-18Sold for $283,920 $283,920 $5,915
2024-10-29Sold for $407,000 $407,000 $8,479
2024-06-06RPTT $320,000 — from LOBIFARO, MARIA to SIEDLIK, ANDRZEJ; SIEDLIK, KATARZYNA $320,000
2024-05-10Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $6,667
2024-03-04RPTT $285,000 — from BRODERICK, MICHAEL F to ILNICKIS, MAXWELL $285,000
2024-01-26Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $5,938
2022-11-30RPTT $410,000 — from TANNOUSIS, MICHAEL to PHILIP JAMES DUFFY, TRUSTEE; ROSEMARIE DUFFY IRREVOCABLE TRUST $410,000
2022-10-25Sold for $410,000 $410,000 $8,542
2021-11-24RPTT $320,000 — from WONG, PETER SHUI LIN; WONG, VICTORIA KAYEE to MELKUMYAN, VARDAN; ANDREICHUK, OLGA $320,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171911223
20181514020
2019186015
20200216027
20215511021
2022664016
2023762015
2024477018
20250406046
202600505
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The full timeline

Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 286Ownership & money 110Health & systems 6

Every one of the 434 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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