20 Merle Place
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~79% of buildings in this ZIP (31 open)
- 9 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (17 vs ~2)
- Built in 1964
- Rent-stabilized: 64 of 64 units
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
20 Merle Place
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- City records show 31 open HPD violations, 9 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2018 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 64 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
20 Merle Place sits in Staten Island, ZIP 10305. Subway data is currently unavailable for this address.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: May 2018 · Most recent: September 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-09-05 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 1ST WINDOW COUNTER BALANCE UPPER SASH AT WEST WALL IN…"
- 2026-09-05 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE LINE UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4M, 4th…"
- 2026-09-05 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4M, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT…"
- 2026-09-05 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE TOILET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4M, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FR…"
- 2026-09-05 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4M, 4th STO…"
- 2026-09-05
- 2025-07-10
- 2020-09-11
- 2020-08-14
- 2020-07-10
- Class C · 9 open · penalty 135 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 11 open · penalty 55 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 11 open · penalty 11 · (1/ea)
- 2026-08-17 · Apt 5M · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-08-17 · Apt 5M · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-08-13 · Apt 5M · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2024-01-11 "CEASE USE: ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF MAIN DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE AND NO ASCENDING…"
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2023-04-25 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
2 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2017); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 9
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 6
- PETIT LARCENY: 5
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 2
- MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 1
- Snow or Ice: 17
- Illegal Parking: 15
- Missed Collection: 12
- PLUMBING: 9
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 8
- 30 MERLE PL
- 777 TOMPKINS AVE
- 147 FINGERBOARD RD
- P.S. 013 M. L. Lindemeyer
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Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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