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21 Nelson Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5051430008 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 10308, 96% 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

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (2) · Electrical (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 (1954)
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)MAGU & SHERU REALTY LLC
Head officerJAIPARTAP S KANG
Managing agentJAIPARTAP S KANG
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$413,000 $185,850
2026$441,000 $198,450
2027$434,000 $195,300

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Arirang Hibachi Steak HouseJapaneseA—
Grand PlazaAmericanA—
The Vintage TeaSandwichesNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Staten Island RailwayGreat Kills — SIR · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nelson Av / Amboy Rd — S54 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 8 Shirlee Solomon
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

21 Nelson Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-27RPTT $800,000 — from 17 NELSON AVENUE, LLC to MAGU & SHERU REALTY, LLC $800,000
2022-04-27Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $400,000
2009-11-06RPTT $300,000 — from COVELL, TERRY V; CUTTING, ROBERT F; MCLEOD, CRYSTAL L; CUTTING, WILLIAM R to 17 NELSON AVENUE, LLC $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
15
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017280010
201812003
201922004
202014005
20213120015
202213217
202342006
202422037
202500000
202641016
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-05-07Restaurant inspection: GRAND PLAZA — grade A
2026-03-24311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-03DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-30DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-07Restaurant inspection: GRAND PLAZA — grade A
2026-03-24311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2026-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2026-03-03DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-10-18Restaurant inspection: ARIRANG HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE — grade A
2024-10-07311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-06-24Restaurant inspection: THE VINTAGE TEA — grade N
2024-06-03Restaurant inspection: THE VINTAGE TEA
2024-03-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-02-21311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
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
2023-08-25311: Dumpster Complaint — Overflowing
2023-08-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-01-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-11-03311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Horn
2022-11-01Restaurant inspection: ARIRANG HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE — grade A
2022-06-27RPTT $800,000 — from 17 NELSON AVENUE, LLC to MAGU & SHERU REALTY, LLC$800,000
2022-06-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-04-27Sold for $800,000$800,000
2022-04-03311: Dumpster Complaint — Overflowing
2022-01-02311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Employee Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021
2021-12-25311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-18311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-17311: Consumer Complaint — Rental Hall
2021-12-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-11-14311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-10-30311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-10-17311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-05-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-05-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-04-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2021-03-29311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2021-03-25311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2021-03-22311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2021-03-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2021-03-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2020
2020-11-23311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-11-05311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2020-04-09311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-01-17DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-09-19FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-05-08311: Consumer Complaint — Price Not Posted
2019-02-20311: Street Sign - Dangling — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2018
2018-10-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-05-15311: Consumer Complaint — Price Not Posted
2018-03-16311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2017
2017-10-02311: Consumer Complaint — Price Not Posted
2017-09-26311: Consumer Complaint — Price Not Posted
2017-09-25311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2017-09-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-08-12311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2017-08-12311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017-04-05311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017-03-26311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017-03-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-02-26311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-09-09311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-09-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-06-03311: Water System — Other Water Problem (Use Comments) (WZZ)
2016-03-24311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-02-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-07-13311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2015-05-20311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2015-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2015-05-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-04-16311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2015-04-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-04-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-20Job filed: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPL # 500481908. GAS VALVE WAS FILED UNDER APPL # 500481908. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR$3,000
2014
2014-06-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-06-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 4A,16,24B,36,FOUND WERE MCLAIN GV-5 140,000 BTU'S BOILER UNREGISTERED
2014-06-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 4A,16,24B,36,FOUND WERE MCLAIN GV-5 140,M BTU'S BOILER UNREGISTERED.
2012
2012-04-14311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012-03-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011
2011-11-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-08-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2009
2009-11-06RPTT $300,000 — from COVELL, TERRY V; CUTTING, ROBERT F; MCLEOD, CRYSTAL L; CUTTING, WILLIAM R to 17 NELSON AVENUE, LLC$300,000
2002
2002-01-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2001
2001-08-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-06-08Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
1999
1999-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1996
1996-10-09DOB complaint, category ?
1996-10-09DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-03-13DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-05-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O CO07649 HAS EXPIRED REMEDY OBTAIN VALID C OF O
1991-04-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: EXIT SIGNS NOT ILLUMINATED A VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF 1ST FLOOR. EMERGENCY LIGHTING IS INOPERATIVE OR DEFECTIVE AT PASSAGEWAY$25
1989
1989-02-14DOB complaint, category ?

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