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55 Palmer Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5010290027 · 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, AEP10.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 34.7. In ZIP 10302, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Water Maintenance (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1940)
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)DONGAN VENTURES LLC
Head officerGARY GRINBERG
Managing agentGRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$530,000 $31,800
2026$637,000 $38,220
2027$716,000 $42,960

The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Post Av / Decker Av — S44 S57 S94 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 022 Graniteville
Middle: I.S. 051 Edwin Markham. 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

55 Palmer 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 — 2 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 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
2015-03-24RPTT $230,178 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC $230,178

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
17
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017101
2018303
2019213
2020011
2021404
2022000
2023000
2024101
202517017
2026505
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-09-15311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-09-10311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-09-09311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaking
2026-02-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-24311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2025-11-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-24311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-11-24311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-15311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-09-10311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Running
2026-09-09311: Water Maintenance — Fire Hydrant Leaking
2026-02-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-11-24311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2025-11-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-24311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-11-24311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2025-11-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2025-09-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-05-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-05-19311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-05-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-05-19Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-05-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-05-07311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-05-07Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2025-05-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2024
2024-08-19HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2021
2021-10-26311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-06-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2021-04-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-02-07RPTT — from GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC to DONGAN VENTURES LLC
2019
2019-12-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-10-21311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2019-08-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2018
2018-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-04-24311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2018-04-03311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2017
2017-05-25Eviction executed (2)
2016
2016-03-06311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2016-02-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015
2015-03-24RPTT $230,178 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to GRINBERG MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC$230,178
2014
2014-08-15311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2014-03-11RPTT $500 — from MORSE, ESQ, AS REFEREE, ANDREA to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST CO., AS TRU$500
2013
2013-09-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-09-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE DOOR-BELL LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2013-09-18HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ( 2 ) GLASS PANES AT DOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). '' MISSING '' IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL,
2013-09-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE LIGHT FIXTURE AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 1st STORY
2013-09-18HPD class C: SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2013-09-15311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-09-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOW GUARDS
2013-09-15311: NONCONST — SMOKE-DETECTOR
2013-09-15311: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2013-09-15311: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2013-09-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2013-09-15311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2013-09-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2013-09-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOW GUARDS
2013-09-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2013-07-15311: Standing Water — Swimming Pool Cover
2013-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR-BELL LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY
2013-06-20HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd ST
2013-06-17311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2013-06-17311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-06-17311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2013-06-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-06-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2013-06-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2012
2012-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-10-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2012-10-11311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2012-09-10311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2012-08-20City emergency repair (OMO): public area; install metal handrails on front stoop of house. remove all work related debris. contractor must sign and r$849
2012-07-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-07-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-07-17311: Standing Water — Swimming Pool Cover
2012-07-15311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2012-07-15311: Standing Water — Swimming Pool - Unmaintained
2012-07-09311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012-07-02311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012-06-28RPTT — from GOLLU, CEMAL to GOLLU, BRANDON; GOLLU, AMANDA
2012-06-14311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2011
2011-07-15311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2011-07-15311: PLUMBING — WATER-SUPPLY
2011-07-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2011-07-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2010
2010-12-08311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-12-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-29311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-11-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-11-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-10-18311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-10-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-05-12311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-05-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-12-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY
2009-03-25Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008
2008-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ILLEGAL USE NOTED PARKING A COMMERCIAL VAN WITH TEXT OF SUNNY GENERAL CONTRACTORING WITH ADD$2,500
2008-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-03DOB violation C:
2005
2005-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-05-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: IN THAT EXCAVATION STEPS & AN ENTRANCEDOOR INSTALLED THRU FOUNDATION WALL AT LEFT SIDE AT FRONT OF
1997
1997-12-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED AN EXCAVATION APPROX 5FT DEEP WAS MADE AT LEFT SIDE OF DWELLING NEW CONCRETE STEPS AND AN OPENING$2,500
1997-12-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AN EXCAVATION HAD BEEN DONE. STEPSINSTALLED WITH AN ENTRANCE DOOR INSTALLED THRU FOUNDATION WA
1997-07-28DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-11-14DOB violation C:
1996-11-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORKWITHOUT A PERMIT.NOTED 1-AN EXLAVATION OF APPROX 5FEET MADE AT LEFT SIDE OF BUILDING FOR INSTALLATION OF STAIRS AND 2-AN ENTRA$1,000
1996-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
1996-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
1996-05-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR SWIMMING POOLS NOT BEING COMPLIED WITH.NOTED:A CONTINUOS FENCE OF AT LEAST FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT AND A SELF L$500
1996-05-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMT NOTED EXCAVATION STEPS AND AN ENTRANCE DOOR INSTALLED THRU FOUNDATION WALL AT LEFT FRONT OF BULDING WITHOUT $1,000
1996-05-02DOB complaint, category ?
1996-04-23DOB complaint, category ?
1996-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
1996-02-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: VIOLATION OF PARKING REGULATIONS IS A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT A COMMERCIAL GMC VEHICHE VAN TYPE LICENSE #SF9204 N.Y. AND TEXT OF SIGN$500
1996-02-05DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-11-30DOB complaint, category ?
1995-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
1995-07-07DOB violation C:
1995-06-26DOB complaint, category ?
1995-06-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT-NOTED:A CONCRETE PAD AT FRONT OF PROPERTY HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND UTILIZED FOR PARKING WITHOUT FIRST OB
1995-05-31DOB complaint, category ?
1995-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
1995-01-19DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-08-26DOB complaint, category ?
1994-08-08DOB complaint, category ?
1994-08-05DOB violation C:
1994-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
1994-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
1994-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
1994-07-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: LOCATION OF INSTALLED PARKING PAD IS CONTRARY TO ZONING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PARKING SPACES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. LOCATIO
1994-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
1994-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
1994-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
1994-05-04Permit AL — ISSUED
1994-02-07DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-05-24DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-04-30DOB complaint, category ?

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