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161 Braisted Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5023770012 · 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, AEP5.2
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 87% 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 17.3. In ZIP 10314, 95% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-07-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Water System (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1980)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)Ivan Skala Living Trust
Head officerIvan Skala
Managing agentIvan Skala Living Trust
Last registered2025-10-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$741,000 $44,460
2026$771,000 $46,260
2027$767,000 $46,020

The city's market estimate has risen 4% 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

BusNearest boarding stop: Travis Av / Denker Pl — S61 S91 · 600 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 069 Daniel D. Tompkins
Middle: I.S. 072 Rocco Laurie. 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

161 Braisted 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 IVAN SKALA LIVING TRUST — 7 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
99 Shiloh Street SI2 D
625 Travis Avenue SI2 F
212 Merrymount Street SI2 C
305 Travis Avenue SI1 C
161 Braisted Avenue SI1 C
845 Travis Avenue SI1 A
52 Nehring Avenue SI1 D

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
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201911
202044
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2023
2023-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-30HPD 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
2023-11-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2023-11-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-11-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2023-11-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-11-06311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2023-10-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-10-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-10-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-01-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware
2023-01-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware
2023-01-14311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Missing (Emergency) (SA3)
2022
2022-11-21HPD 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
2022-03-18HPD 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
2021
2021-04-22HPD 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
2020
2020-09-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-26311: Animal-Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2019
2019-11-07HPD 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
2018-06-21311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2018-01-08HPD 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
2013
2013-10-23311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2012
2012-08-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-07-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST
2012-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT PH UP
2012-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EA
2012-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY L
2012-07-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST
2012-06-24311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-06-24311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2012-06-24311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2012-06-24311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2012-06-24311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2012-06-24311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2012-06-24311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2012-06-24311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2012-06-24311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-06-24311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2012-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2012-06-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2012-02-06311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2012-02-06311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-02-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-02-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2011
2011-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-06-13311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2010
2010-11-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2010-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2010-10-15311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2009
2009-03-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-03-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-01Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2009-03-01Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING

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