556 Howard Avenue

556 Howard Avenue in New Brighton, Staten Island, has 25 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 1 of 128 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (90/100).

Co-op · Multi-family walk-up · 128 units · Built 1951

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 90/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 1 of 128 units are rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (25 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. 4 issued in the last 12 months. 252 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-10-03. Newest violation issued 2026-05-08.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 113 days from issue to close for the 9 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER (AT 164 DEGREES F. ) EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, SECTION ''162'' (apt 1A), issued 2022-07-27. HPD violation 15286550
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 5; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2021-09-20. HPD violation 14570155
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF 130F (168F FOUND) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2021-09-20. HPD violation 14570156
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2021-09-20. HPD violation 14570153
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st door from the west, kitchen, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE DOOR SADDLE AT 1ST DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2021-09-20. HPD violation 14570152
• Class B: Electrical defect, west wall, kitchen, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2021-09-20. HPD violation 14570150
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2021-09-20. HPD violation 14570151
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st door from the south, bathroom, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE DOOR SADDLE AT 1ST DOOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT UNITA, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt UNITA), issued 2021-09-20. HPD violation 14570154

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 7 in 5 years.

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

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

1 of 128 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).

Owner and management

Owner: Grymes Hill Owners Corp. Head officer: Crystal Lia. Managing agent: CRM Management Services. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 26, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 5005970120, HPD building ID 946505. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Stapleton (SIR), 24 min walk
• Grasmere (SIR), 25 min walk
• Clifton (SIR), 25 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.