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163 Brighton Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5000850006 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10301, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2002)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)MERSEREAU VENTURES LLC
Head officerGARY GRINBERG
Managing agentGRINBERG MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$454,000 $27,240
2026$556,000 $33,360
2027$656,000 $39,360

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 RailwayTompkinsville — SIR · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Brighton Av / Lafayette Av — S42 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 William T. Davis
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.

Report a problem to 311

163 Brighton 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

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 GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC — 151 buildings, 467 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B20 · C28 · D25 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
77 Stone Lane SI110 A
275 Maple Parkway SI56 A
128 Port Richmond Avenue SI10 B
305 Gordon Street SI4 D
60 Holland Avenue SI4 C
113 Westervelt Avenue SI4 C
99 Wright Street SI4 A
25 Port Richmond Avenue SI4 C
132 Hendricks Avenue SI3 D
21 Stanley Avenue SI3 F
32 Broad Street SI3 F
122 Targee Street SI3 A
14 Linden Avenue SI3 A
310 York Avenue SI3 A
96 Taft Avenue SI3 B
514 Jersey Street SI3 C
187 York Avenue SI3 B
48 Brook Street SI2 A
45 York Avenue SI2 D
204 Ward Avenue SI2 A
81 Newark Avenue SI2 A
200 Grandview Avenue SI2 A
65 Macormac Place SI2 A
402 Jersey Street SI2 A
245 Lockman Avenue SI2 A
67 North Burgher Avenue SI2 A
104 Osgood Avenue SI2 D
845 Van Duzer Street SI2 D
20 Prince Street SI2 C
141 Harrison Avenue SI2 A
223 Corson Avenue SI2 D
27 Winter Avenue SI2 A
103 Osgood Avenue SI2 A
65 North Burgher Avenue SI2 A
31 Maxie Court SI2 A
83 Woodward Avenue SI2 C
61 Harrison Avenue SI2 D
91 Taft Avenue SI2 D
627 Cary Avenue SI2 C
103 Ann Street SI2 C
14 Fancher Place SI2 B
6 Daniel Low Terrace SI2 A
58 Taft Avenue SI2 A
316 Pulaski Avenue SI2 A
21 Mariners Lane SI2 A
240 Benziger Avenue SI2 A
31 Stanley Avenue SI2 A
157 Campbell Avenue SI2 A
123 Dongan Street SI2 A
54 Harbor Road SI2 B
2032 Richmond Terrace SI2 D
266 Reid Avenue SI2 C
1786 Arthur Kill Road SI2 A
124A Hendricks Avenue SI2 A
143 Hendricks Avenue SI2 A
512 Jersey Street SI2 C
126 Alaska Street SI2 D
102 Elizabeth Street SI2 D
15 Layton Avenue SI2 F
95 Brighton Avenue SI2 B

showing 60 of 151 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-07-28RPTT $243,360 — from MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-WL1, ASSET-BACK; CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WL1; IN TRUST FOR REGI to GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC $243,360
2016-05-05Sold for $243,360 $243,360 $121,680
2015-05-08RPTT $365,052 — from WEINMAN, ESQ., REFEREE, PETER to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS $365,052
2005-07-06RPTT $363,012 — from R & R 1102, INC. to SCOTTO, LORENZO $363,012

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
6
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017011
2018606
2019202
2020303
2021404
2022022
2023101
2024000
2025000
2026000
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The full timeline

2023
2023-09-21HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH
2022
2022-11-01RPTT — from GRINBERG VENTURES LLC to MERSEREAU VENTURES LLC
2022-08-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021
2021-10-12HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT ALL CLOSETS DOORS THROUGHOUT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2021-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APA
2021-10-12HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2021-07-04311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020
2020-06-07HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 6 SQ.FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2020-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED A
2020-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2
2019
2019-02-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-02-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018
2018-11-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-09-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-03311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2018-07-03311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2018-07-03Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2018-07-03Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2017
2017-01-10RPTT — from GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPING LLC to GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPING LLC
2016
2016-12-19Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016-07-28RPTT $243,360 — from MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-WL1, ASSET-BACK; CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WL1; IN TRUST FOR REGI to GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC$243,360
2016-05-05Sold for $243,360$243,360
2015
2015-05-08RPTT $365,052 — from WEINMAN, ESQ., REFEREE, PETER to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS$365,052
2015-02-21311: Snow — 15I Street Condition Ice-Non Storm
2015-02-21311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2014
2014-11-09311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2011
2011-09-18311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2011-04-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-04-18HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2011-04-18HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL UPPER LEV
2011-04-18HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL UPPER LEVEL, 2nd STORY
2011-04-18HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT DOORS AT BASE CABINETS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL UPPER LEVEL, 2nd STORY
2011-04-18HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2011-04-18HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2FL UPPER LEVEL
2010
2010-07-11311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2010-07-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2010-06-16City emergency repair (OMO): provide and install 4 missing exterior wood treads with similar materials and re-secure 2 loose treads at rear yard stoo$645
2010-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCAT
2010-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT STEP AT BOTTOM AT STOOP
2010-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BELL IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2010-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2010-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2010-06-07HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET BOWL IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2010-05-26311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-05-26311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS-RANGE
2010-05-26311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010-05-26311: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2010-05-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — STAIRS
2010-05-26311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — STAIRS
2010-05-26311: APPLIANCE — AIR-CONDITIONER
2010-05-26311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-05-26311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010-05-26311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — AIR-CONDITIONER
2010-05-26Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2010-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BOTTOM CEMENT STEP AT STOOP, 1st STORY
2010-05-06311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2010-05-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2008
2008-03-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-07-06RPTT $363,012 — from R & R 1102, INC. to SCOTTO, LORENZO$363,012
2004
2004-03-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2003
2003-07-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-04-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-04-07Permit NB — ISSUED
2002
2002-05-23ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFECUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTC ATTECTED BY CONSTRUCTION ANEVATIONS 2 STORY WOOD FRAME NEW BILULDING BEING CONSTRUCTED HA$1,000
2002-05-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSEPECTION WOOD FRAME NEW BUILDING BEING CONSTRUCED COLLASPED REMEDY : S$250
2002-05-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-04-23Permit NB — ISSUED
2002-01-23Job filed: NB
2002-01-23Job filed: LANDSCAPING AS PER SPECIAL HILLSIDE PRESERVATION DIST. REQUIREMENTS.
2002-01-23Job filed: LANDSCAPING AS PER SPECIAL HILLSIDE PRESERVATION DIST. REQUIREMENTS.
2002-01-23Job filed: NB
2001
2001-08-16Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEM OFF DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY 4 HEADS IN BASEMENT, 4 HEADS ON FIRST FL 5 HEADS ON SECOND FL; 13 HEADS TOTAL$5,000
2001-08-16Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEM OFF DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY 4 HEADS IN BASEMENT, 4 HEADS ON FIRST FL 5 HEADS ON SECOND FL; 13 HEADS TOTAL$5,000
2000
2000-05-10Job filed: NB
2000-05-10Job filed: NB
2000-05-10Job filed: LANDSCAPING AS PER SPECIAL HILLSIDE PRESERVATION DISTRICT.
2000-05-10Job filed: LANDSCAPING AS PER SPECIAL HILLSIDE PRESERVATION DISTRICT.

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