156 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.8. In ZIP 10305, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2001-11-28. |
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.
47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · Sewer (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 (1969) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | COLONIAL GARDENS OWNERS CORP. |
| Head officer | MATTHEW LAMONICA |
| Managing agent | COLONIAL GARDENS OWNERS CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-06-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $765,000 | $344,250 |
| 2026 | $778,000 | $350,100 |
| 2027 | $816,000 | $367,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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 co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $194,800 a year ($19.48 per sq ft), operating expenses $112,600 ($11.26 per sq ft), net operating income $82,200. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | Dongan Hills — SIR · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Hylan Blvd / Naughton Av — S78 · 650 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 052 John C. Thompson 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.
35 Vera 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 |
47 311 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 COLONIAL GARDENS OWNERS CORP — 2 buildings, 138 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Vera Street | SI | 118 | A |
| 35 Vera Street | SI | 20 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | RPTT&RET $135,000 — from CHAN, TONY; CHAN, GENFFREY to KUPI, ERJOLA | $135,000 | |
| 2026-03-09 | Sold for $135,000 | $135,000 | $6,750 |
| 2025-06-05 | RPTT&RET $260,000 — from WERNICK, ALEXA to CHEN, SHANSHAN | $260,000 | |
| 2025-05-30 | Sold for $260,000 | $260,000 | $13,000 |
| 2024-04-09 | RPTT&RET $255,000 — from ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE CIANCIO; MICHAEL CIANCIO, ADMINISTRATOR to GOMEZ, ARMANDO | $255,000 | |
| 2024-03-14 | Sold for $255,000 | $255,000 | $12,750 |
| 2021-12-30 | RPTT&RET $140,000 — from FORLENZA, STEPHEN to LIANG, YAN JUAN | $140,000 | |
| 2021-12-18 | Sold for $140,000 | $140,000 | $7,000 |
| 2021-11-15 | RPTT&RET $135,000 — from BAILEY, SUMMER to SCHEMBARI, ANTHONY | $135,000 | |
| 2021-11-05 | Sold for $135,000 | $135,000 | $6,750 |
| 2021-10-28 | RPTT&RET $200,000 — from COLONIAL GARDENS, LLC to PISANO, ELDA | $200,000 | |
| 2021-10-19 | Sold for $200,000 | $200,000 | $10,000 |
| 2021-09-13 | RPTT&RET $199,000 — from BESIGNANO, NICOLE to LOPEZ, AMANDA | $199,000 | |
| 2021-08-31 | RPTT&RET $200,000 — from CORVINO, VINCENT P to DEMERACKAS, ELVINAS | $200,000 | |
| 2021-08-31 | Sold for $199,000 | $199,000 | $9,950 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| 2026 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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