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20 Colon Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5054520028 · 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, AEP77.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class6
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE F

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 278. 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-05.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

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.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Sewer (2) · Building/Use (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Sewer Maintenance (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 (2006)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$849,000 $50,940
2026$817,000 $49,020
2027$994,000 $59,640

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (2 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 RailwayGreat Kills — SIR · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nelson Av / Amboy Rd — S54 SIM5 SIM6 · 850 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

20 Colon 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

10 311 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
2019-06-13RPTT $570,000 — from VAKHOVSKIY, ALEKSANDR to BELYAKOV, YELENA; BELYAKOV, VITALIY $570,000
2019-05-15Sold for $570,000 $570,000 $570,000
2016-05-06RPTT $300,000 — from CAMARA, MARIE to VAKHOVSKIY, ALEKSANDR $300,000
2016-03-10Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $300,000
2011-12-23RPTT $469,482 — from BLOCK 5452 LLC, A NEW YORK LIMITED - to CAMARA, MARIE $469,482

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
14
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170404
20180000
20190527
20200303
20210303
20220101
20230000
20240404
2025311014
20260303
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-08-02311: Sewer Maintenance — Culvert
2026-06-13311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Roadway

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-02311: Sewer Maintenance — Culvert
2026-06-13311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Roadway
2025
2025-03-21311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2025-03-14311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2025-02-18Vacate order: Illegal Occupancy (1 units)
2025-02-14HPD class I: § 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMP
2025-02-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-02-06311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2025-02-06DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT 2, 1st CEL
2025-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2087 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS AT W
2025-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEA
2025-02-05HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10SQ FT AROUND WINDOW AT WEST WALL IN THE
2025-02-05ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS. ILLEGAL CLASS A APARTMENT CREATED AT CELL$12,500
2025-02-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — SEWER
2025-01-31HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2024
2024-07-26HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2024-06-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024-04-29311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2022
2022-10-01311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2021
2021-08-01311: Illegal Animal Kept as Pet — Farm Animal
2021-07-08311: Illegal Animal Kept as Pet — Rooster
2021-06-21311: Illegal Animal Kept as Pet — Rooster
2020
2020-08-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2020-06-12311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020-05-14311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019
2019-08-19311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-07-27311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-07-27311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019-06-13RPTT $570,000 — from VAKHOVSKIY, ALEKSANDR to BELYAKOV, YELENA; BELYAKOV, VITALIY$570,000
2019-05-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-15Sold for $570,000$570,000
2019-03-19311: Dirty Conditions — E4 18" Law
2017
2017-11-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017-10-27311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017-05-31311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-05-16311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016
2016-05-06RPTT $300,000 — from CAMARA, MARIE to VAKHOVSKIY, ALEKSANDR$300,000
2016-03-10Sold for $300,000$300,000
2013
2013-10-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-08-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013-07-18311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2013-06-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012
2012-06-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ THE COMMS ORDERS TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION W/ DOB.THERE IS NO COMPLIANCE ON RECORD FOR THE ABOVE ADDRESS.A$8,000
2012-06-12311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2012-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PLUMBING WORK CONTRARY TO APPROVED APPLICATION/CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR STORM WATER DISPOSAL AT (14,16,18,20 COLON AVE) BASED U$7,500
2012-02-27311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2012-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-23RPTT $469,482 — from BLOCK 5452 LLC, A NEW YORK LIMITED - to CAMARA, MARIE$469,482
2010
2010-03-13311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2008
2008-03-03Permit NB — ISSUED
2007
2007-04-18RPTT — from BLOCK 5452 LLC to BLOCK 5452 LLC
2007-03-15Permit NB — ISSUED
2006
2006-11-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-10-23Permit NB — ISSUED
2006-02-21Job filed: PAA FILED HEREWITH RVISED PW1 & PW1A INDICATING CORRECT DOCKET NUMBERS FOR: EX HIBIT III; SINGLE FAMILY USE DECLARATION, HOA DECLARATION, EASEMENT
2006-02-21Job filed: PAA FILED HEREWITH RVISED PW1 & PW1A INDICATING CORRECT DOCKET NUMBERS FOR: EX HIBIT III; SINGLE FAMILY USE DECLARATION, HOA DECLARATION, EASEMENT

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