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188 Hopkins Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5049860021 · 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, AEP56.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 188.7. In ZIP 10306, 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 violations11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · ELECTRIC (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

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 (1971)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$939,000 $56,340
2026$1,140,000 $68,400
2027$1,019,000 $61,140

The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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.

2 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 RailwayBay Terrace — SIR · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Hylan Blvd / Spratt Av — S78 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Barbara Esselborn School
Middle: I.S. 024 Myra S. Barnes. 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

188 Hopkins 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
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2021
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2023
2024
2025
47
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017000
2018426
2019224
2020000
2021000
2022101
2023000
2024000
202510010
202647047
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The last 12 months — 57 records

DateRecord
2026-03-11HPD 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
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASHBASIN WAISTLINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1s
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET WAISTLINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2026-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET DOORS AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APAR
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SOFIT AT NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST SIDES OF BUIL
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AT BASEMENT
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2010,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE WATER AT BASEMENT
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM
2026-02-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-02-27311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-02-27311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-02-27311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2026-02-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-27311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-02-27311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-02-27311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-06311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-01-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-01-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-01-06311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-03311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-12-03311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-12-03311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2025-12-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-11HPD 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
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASHBASIN WAISTLINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1s
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET WAISTLINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2026-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET DOORS AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APAR
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SOFIT AT NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST SIDES OF BUIL
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AT BASEMENT
2026-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2010,2011,2012 ADMIN. CODE: CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE WATER AT BASEMENT
2026-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM
2026-02-27311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-02-27311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-02-27311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-02-27311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2026-02-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-27311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-02-27311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-02-27311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-02-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-06311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-01-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-01-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-06311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-01-06311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-03311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-12-03311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-12-03311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2025-12-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-12-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022
2022-06-18311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2019
2019-08-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-07-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-06-28311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2018
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-11-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-09-30311: Vacant Lot — 8 Request to Clean Vacant Lot
2018-09-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-07-27311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2016
2016-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-28311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015
2015-11-04311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2002
2002-12-11DOB complaint, category ?

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