4a Chester Place

4a Chester Place in New Brighton, Staten Island, has 29 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 34 of 34 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (54/100).

Multi-family elevator · 34 units · Built 1929

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 54/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 14 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 34 of 34 units are rent-stabilized; 32 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Staten Island buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (29 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 14 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

29 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 6 class A. 22 issued in the last 12 months. 77 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-01-16. Newest violation issued 2026-02-25.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 109 days from issue to close for the 10 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2026-01-30. HPD violation 18600423
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR . IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2C), issued 2026-01-30. HPD violation 18600420
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-10-22. HPD violation 13863024
• Class C: Fire escape defect (stairs). FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 1ST TREAD FROM TOP AT STAIRS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD STORY BALCONY AT FRONT WEST AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2015-02-27. HPD violation 10593159
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES AIR CONDITIONER PERTRUDING ON TO BALCONY AT 1st FIRE ESCAPE FROM NORTH, 2nd STORY, issued 2025-12-09. HPD violation 18490556
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 3rd room from the north, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WINDOW RECESS AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2025-12-09. HPD violation 18490555
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). 28 RCNY § 25-171; & 67 (7)(B) MDL; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.1.3; NYC FIRE CODE § 703.2: ADJUST DOOR TO PREVENT GAPS BETWEEN THE TOP AND SIDE EDGES OF DOOR AND DOOR JAMB EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 1/8 OF AN INCH AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE OF 3/4 OF AN INCH BETWEEN THE DOOR BOTTOM AND SILL AT AT BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2025-12-05. HPD violation 18483156
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT WEST AND SOUTH WALLS AT BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY, issued 2025-12-05. HPD violation 18483154

311 housing complaints

14 in the last 12 months, 32 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (14).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

34 of 34 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 34 in 2024, 32 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CHESTER PLACE PARTNERSHIP LP. Head officer: JANE KURTIN. Managing agent: JANE KURTIN. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 12, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 5005790045, HPD building ID 721730. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Tompkinsville (SIR), 12 min walk
• Stapleton (SIR), 13 min walk
• St George (SIR), 19 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.