121 Van Buren Street

121 Van Buren Street in St. George, Staten Island, has 12 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (12 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-06-06. Newest violation issued 2015-12-31. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2015. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FL1, 1st STORY, SECTION ''BLDG#121'' (apt FL1), issued 2015-12-31. HPD violation 11052611
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY (apt 1STFL), issued 2008-02-26. HPD violation 7158897
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR FROM KITCHEN TO PUBLIC HALL REAR NAIL SHUT 123 BLDG IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A, 2nd STORY (apt A), issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 5368068
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYCLINDER KEY LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG 123 BLDG AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 5368059
• Class B: Plumbing defect, throughout the apartment. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS SHOWER, WATER CLOSET AND WASHBASIN ( BLDG 121 ) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BAS (apt BAS), issued 2015-06-18. HPD violation 10745742
• Class B: Kitchen fixture defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINET'S AND DRAW'S 123 BLDG IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY (apt 1), issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 5138562
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE ENTRANCE DOOR TO APT 123 BLDG LOCATED AT APT A, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt A), issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 5368057
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE LINE PIPE DRAIN UNDER SINK 123 BLDG IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt A), issued 2007-06-06. HPD violation 5368064

311 housing complaints

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

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: GR ISLAND ACQUISITION LLC. Head officer: OLEG GOROKHOVSKIY. Managing agent: GR ISLAND BROKERAGE. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 5000670150, HPD building ID 789516. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• St George (SIR), 20 min walk
• Tompkinsville (SIR), 22 min walk
• Stapleton (SIR), 30 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.