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119 Cortelyou Avenue

Staten Island · Parcel 5054917501
165
Residential units
1974
Year built
122,220 sq ft
Building area
41
Open violations
$4,517,116
Assessed value

Analysis

AI-generated Risk: Low

The property shows low risk and no financial penalties, but the high number of open violations, numerous complaints, and lack of a comparable sale make it a cautious purchase.

The good

  • Low assessed risk with no open violations of consequence
  • No enforcement or safety violation penalties owed
  • Residential floor-area ratio (0.45) is well below the limit (0.75), indicating compliance
  • Building age (1974) and two‑story structure suggest stable, low‑rise asset

The bad

  • 41 open violations remain, averaging 0.2 per unit
  • 184 complaints on record indicate resident dissatisfaction
  • No arms‑length sale recorded; market value is listed as 0, limiting price benchmarks
  • 149,985 sq ft of unused buildable area cannot be added because the building is already over‑built for residential

Written by a language model from this property's own figures — the same numbers shown on this page. It introduces no facts of its own: every figure it cites is checked against the data before the text is shown. It is a reading of the numbers, not a professional opinion, and it can be wrong about emphasis even when it is right about arithmetic. See our methodology.

What the numbers say

Generated from this property's own figures using the rules set out in our methodology. Every statement below refers to a number shown on this page.

Unused development capacity on the lot

Built floor-area ratio is 0.45 against a permitted 1.00, leaving 0.55 of unused ratio — roughly 149,985 sq ft of buildable area on a lot of 272,700 sq ft. Treat that as a ceiling under the floor-area rules, not a plan: height limits, setbacks, lot coverage, landmark status and sitting tenants can each reduce it, in some cases to nothing.

Unresolved conditions on record

41 violations remain open across 165 residential units (about 0.2 per apartment), against an outstanding penalty balance of $0.00. A significant open count with little money attached usually means habitability items that were never certified as corrected, rather than a few expensive enforcement actions — an administrative problem more than a financial one, though it is still a problem.

Development & zoning

Floor-area ratio

Built0.45
Residential limit0.75
Commercial limit0.00
Community-facility limit1.00

Development headroom (calculated) calculated

Highest permitted ratio1.00
Unused ratio0.55
Unused buildable area149,985 sq ft
Lot area272,700 sq ft

Value & taxes

Assessment

Assessed total$4,517,116
Assessed land$463,945
Assessed building$4,053,171
Market value on record$0
Assessed as % of market

Tax

Tax class2
Taxable assessed$0
Tax rate12.502%
Estimated annual levy

The levy is an estimate — taxable value × the published rate for the class. It does not account for exemptions or abatements the property may carry, and will not match an actual bill. It is not the property's total debt to the city: unpaid tax and water arrears are not shown anywhere on this page.

Assessed value by year

YearAssessed valueChange
2027$0
2026$0
2025$0
2024$0
2023$0

Building & occupancy

Structure

Year built1974
Floors2
Building area122,220 sq ft
Residential area122,220 sq ft
Commercial area

Occupancy

OwnershipCondominium
Total units165
Residential units165
Residential Avg unit size741 sq ft (calculated)
Building classR2

Neighborhood, risk & energy

Neighborhood & transit

Nearest subwayGreat Kills (SIR) — 0.7 mi
School district31
Police precinct122
Nearest firehouseEngine 167/Ladder 87 — 345 Annadale Road

Location risk

Flood zoneHigh-risk (Zone AE)
Hurricane evacuation zoneZone 6
City emergency repairs3 orders — $955 billed (through 2023)
Evictions on record4 (most recent 2025)

Energy & emissions

Energy use intensity38.4 kBtu/ft²
Greenhouse-gas emissions589 metric tons/yr

Comparable sales

AddressSale datePriceSq ft$/sq ft
125 Cortelyou Avenue, 2-22026-05-18$345,000
890 Armstrong Avenue, 2-32026-05-05$380,000
147 Cortelyou Avenue, 2-32026-04-23$362,500
897 Armstrong Avenue, 2-32026-04-22$398,500
892 Armstrong Avenue, 2-12026-03-12$315,000
890 Armstrong Avenue, 1-22026-01-29$340,000
131 Cortelyou Avenue, 1-12025-10-30$275,000
12 Fenway2025-09-26$865,0001,980$437

Record activity

Compliance calculated

Open violations41
Open per residential unit0.2 (calculated)
Enforcement penalties$0.00
Safety-violation penaltiesNot available
Total penalties owed$0.00 (calculated)
On tax-lien sale listNo

Activity

Complaints recorded185
Permits / alterations0
Recorded documents0
Legal proceedings0

Total penalties owed combines two separate debts — enforcement penalties (from summonses) and safety-violation penalties (unfiled inspections and reports on boilers, elevators, facades and energy use). The second kind accrues quietly and is routinely missed; it is a standing debt on the building, not a fine someone can walk away from. The safety figure could not be retrieved for this property, so no total is shown — we would rather show nothing than a total that silently omits it. Neither figure includes unpaid property tax or water and sewer arrears, which are frequently the largest number of all and appear nowhere on this page. For a true payoff figure, go to the city directly.

Ownership & last recorded sale

Owner of record

OwnerUnavailable Owner
Parcel5054917501
Block5491
Lot7501

Last recorded transfer

Date
Recorded price
Price per unitNot meaningful
Price vs assessedNot meaningful

Owner of record comes from the public land-use record and may lag a recent sale. It is frequently a holding company rather than an individual. If you own or manage this property and believe something here is wrong, tell us — we read and respond to every message of that kind.

Open violations

Open violations only. A violation that was raised and later corrected is not counted — an older building accumulates hundreds of those, and the number says more about its age than its condition.

IssuedCategoryClassStatusAmount dueDescription
5 May 2025HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1-2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
5 May 2025HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1-2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
19 Sep 2023HousingCNOV CERTIFIED LATE27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
19 Sep 2023HousingCNOV CERTIFIED LATE27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING STOPPER AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
25 Nov 2022HousingANOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE INTERCOM PANEL AT SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT CELLAR APT B2, 2nd CELLAR APT FROM WEST AT NORTH
13 Jun 2022HousingBINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B2, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH
13 Jun 2022HousingBINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B2, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH
13 Jun 2022HousingBINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B2, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH
13 Jun 2022HousingBINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B2, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH
13 Jun 2022HousingCNOV SENT OUT27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B2, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH
6 Jun 2019HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING ABOVE EAST WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
6 Jun 2019HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL AND CEILING ABOVE EAST WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
6 Jun 2019HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING ABOVE WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
6 Jun 2019HousingANOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING ABOVE WINDOW IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
13 Oct 2015HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B3, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
11 Sep 2014HousingBINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURES AT EAST AND WEST SECTION AT BASEMENT
11 Sep 2014HousingBINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING AT WEST SECTION AT BASEMENT
11 Sep 2014HousingAINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RATED CEILINGS AT EAST AND WEST SECTION AT BASEMENT
11 Sep 2014HousingAINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS AT EAST AND WEST SECTION AT BASEMENT
26 Aug 2014HousingBINVALID CERTIFICATION27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE WATER AT BASEMENT
8 May 2014HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
8 May 2014HousingANOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE REMOVE THE TORN AND/OR LOOSE FLOOR COVERING FLOOR CARPET IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
8 May 2014HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
8 May 2014HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ... IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
8 May 2014HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
1 Jan 2012BuildingBenchmarking - a local lawActiveFTF-EN-BENCH
25 Aug 2009HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WEAK UNDENLAY AT TILE FLOOR 2 STY APT 2-3 AT BATHROOM. , SECTION
4 Aug 2009HousingBNOT COMPLIED WITH27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 22, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
4 Aug 2009HousingANOT COMPLIED WITH27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR BUZZER SYSTEM IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 22, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
16 Apr 2007HousingBNOV CERTIFIED LATE27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 14, 1st STORY
16 Apr 2007HousingANOT COMPLIED WITH27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 14, 1st STORY
16 Apr 2007HousingANOT COMPLIED WITH27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
17 Sep 2004HousingANOV SENT OUT27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALL'S AND CEILING'S IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1-4, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
16 Sep 2004HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SOUTH WINDOW REAR SOUTH ROOM LOCATED AT APT 1-4, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
16 Sep 2004HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1-4, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
16 Sep 2004HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1-4, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
16 Sep 2004HousingCNOV SENT OUT27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYCLINDER KEYON ENTRANCE DOOR TO APT LOCATED AT APT 1-4, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
14 Jan 1997HousingANOV SENT OUT27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING ALL ROOMS THRU OUT 1 STY APT I4. , SECTION
5 Jul 1994HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WINDOWS UNOPENABLE 1 STY APT 1 TO 3 TRU OUT LOCATED AT APT 1
5 Jul 1994HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE DOOR 1 STY APT 13 , SECTION
5 Jul 1994HousingBNOV SENT OUT27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 1 STY APT 13 , SECTION

Complaints

A complaint is an allegation, not a finding — many are dismissed. A sustained pattern is nevertheless informative about how a building is run.

DateProblemTypeStatusClosed
25 Jul 2026N/AIllegal FireworksClosed25 Jul 2026
13 Jul 2026N/AIllegal FireworksClosed14 Jul 2026
29 Jun 2026Removal RequestIllegal DumpingClosed30 Jun 2026
22 Jun 2026Removal RequestIllegal DumpingClosed24 Jun 2026
13 Jun 2026Banging/PoundingNoise - ResidentialClosed14 Jun 2026
5 Jun 2026Bulky TrashMissed CollectionClosed12 Jun 2026
5 Jun 2026Bulky TrashMissed CollectionClosed12 Jun 2026
1 Jun 2026Rat SightingRodentClosed1 Jul 2026
19 Mar 2026Posted Parking Sign ViolationIllegal ParkingClosed19 Mar 2026
24 Feb 2026Loud TelevisionNoise - ResidentialClosed24 Feb 2026
24 Feb 2026Loud TelevisionNoise - ResidentialClosed24 Feb 2026
24 Feb 2026Loud TelevisionNoise - ResidentialClosed24 Feb 2026
24 Feb 2026Snow TrackingSnow or IceClosed24 Feb 2026
20 Feb 2026Loud TelevisionNoise - ResidentialClosed21 Feb 2026
20 Feb 2026Loud TelevisionNoise - ResidentialClosed21 Feb 2026
20 Feb 2026WIRINGELECTRICClosed1 May 2026
17 Feb 2026WATER SUPPLYPLUMBINGClosed21 Feb 2026
14 Feb 2026Dog WasteDirty ConditionClosed18 Feb 2026
3 Jan 2026RoadwaySnow or IceClosed7 Jan 2026
3 Jan 2026Leak (Use Comments) (WA2Water SystemClosed5 Jan 2026
1 Jan 2026Loud Music/PartyNoise - ResidentialClosed1 Jan 2026
27 Dec 2025Loud Music/PartyNoise - ResidentialClosed28 Dec 2025
25 Dec 2025Banging/PoundingNoise - ResidentialClosed26 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025TrashDirty ConditionClosed24 Dec 2025
22 Dec 2025Loud TelevisionNoise - ResidentialClosed22 Dec 2025
30 Oct 2025Loud TelevisionNoise - ResidentialClosed30 Oct 2025
23 Sep 2025CEILINGPAINT/PLASTERClosed27 Sep 2025
23 Sep 2025FLOORFLOORING/STAIRSClosed27 Sep 2025
23 Sep 2025MOLDUNSANITARY CONDITIONClosed27 Sep 2025
23 Sep 2025SLOW LEAKWATER LEAKClosed27 Sep 2025
23 Sep 2025Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of FallingGeneral Construction/PlumbingClosed3 Mar 2026
7 Aug 2025DogUnsanitary Animal Pvt PropertyClosed7 Aug 2025
19 Jul 2025PESTSUNSANITARY CONDITIONClosed22 Jul 2025
19 Jul 2025MOLDUNSANITARY CONDITIONClosed22 Jul 2025
16 Jul 2025Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid PlasticMissed CollectionClosed18 Jul 2025
17 Jun 2025HEAVY FLOWWATER LEAKClosed20 Jun 2025
10 Jun 2025Parking Permit Improper UseIllegal ParkingClosed10 Jun 2025
10 Apr 2025Waste Not SeparatedResidential Disposal ComplaintClosed11 Apr 2025
29 Mar 2025Posted Parking Sign ViolationIllegal ParkingClosed29 Mar 2025
29 Mar 2025Posted Parking Sign ViolationIllegal ParkingClosed29 Mar 2025
28 Feb 2025Waste Left in Front of Other ResidenceResidential Disposal ComplaintClosed4 Mar 2025
4 Feb 2025Removal RequestIllegal DumpingClosed9 Feb 2025
28 Jan 2025N/AIllegal FireworksClosed28 Jan 2025
27 Dec 2024Waste Left in Front of Other ResidenceResidential Disposal ComplaintClosed28 Dec 2024
18 Oct 2024No Parking, Standing, StoppingStreet Sign - DanglingClosed10 Feb 2025
6 Oct 2024Chronic SpeedingTrafficClosed6 Oct 2024
23 Sep 2024Commercial Overnight ParkingIllegal ParkingClosed23 Sep 2024
23 Sep 2024Commercial Overnight ParkingIllegal ParkingClosed23 Sep 2024
20 Sep 2024Posted Parking Sign ViolationIllegal ParkingClosed20 Sep 2024
16 Aug 2024TrashDirty ConditionClosed17 Aug 2024

Showing the 50 most recent of 150. The full set is available in the interactive report.

About this page

Compiled from New York City public records — retrieved today. Coverage on this parcel: 14 of 15 record groups populated. The derived figures — unused floor-area ratio, buildable area, the assessed-value trend and the per-unit ratios — are calculated by us and appear in no public dataset; the formulas are in the methodology.

This is a research tool, not advice. It is not a title search, a lien search, a survey or an inspection, and it does not replace any of them. If a figure here matters to a decision, verify it at the source. See Terms.