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212 Merrymount Street · Staten Island · BBL 5023830090 · 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, AEP6
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 20. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-10-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3).

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 (1970)
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)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$852,000 $51,120
2026$997,000 $59,820
2027$1,082,000 $64,920

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

BusNearest boarding stop: Merrymount St / Shiloh St — S61 S91 · 50 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

212 Merrymount Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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.

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

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-11-26RPTT $525,000 — from RIVIECCIO, JEAN; RIVIECCIO, JOHN to ,IVAN SKALA, AS TRUSTEE, THE IVAN SKALA $525,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
2024
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2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201711
201800
201955
202022
202122
20221616
202344
202433
202500
202611
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-07-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024
2024-12-05HPD 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
2024-07-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-06-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023
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
2023-09-05311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-06-15311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Inappropriate Behavior
2023-03-30311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Spilled Garbage
2022
2022-10-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-10-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NO
2022-10-12HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTE PIPE AT WASHBASIN IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT A
2022-10-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER LEVEL WOOD CABINET UNDER THE WASHBASIN IN THE 2nd
2022-10-12HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2022-10-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2022-10-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-03-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-03HPD 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
2022-03-01HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFLO, 2nd STORY, 1st AP
2022-02-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-02-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-10-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-31311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2020
2020-12-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-09-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-30311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-06-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-11-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-08-03311: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2015-08-03311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2015-08-03311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2015-08-03311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2015-08-03Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — STAIRS
2015-08-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2015-08-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2015-08-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2014
2014-10-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2014-06-10311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2014-06-10311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2014-01-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2013
2013-12-03Job filed: TO BUILD A 3/4 BATHROOM, LAUNDRY AREA AND ENCLOSURE OF EXISTING MECHANICAL ROOM.$10,000
2013-11-26RPTT $525,000 — from RIVIECCIO, JEAN; RIVIECCIO, JOHN to ,IVAN SKALA, AS TRUSTEE, THE IVAN SKALA $525,000
2013-11-19Job filed: TO FILE AN APPLICATION TYPE II IN ORDER TO BUILT A 3/4 BATHROOM IN CELLAR, MECHANICAL ROOM AND LAUNDRY AREA.$8,500
2010
2010-06-18311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2010-05-05311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall

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