68 Elm Street

68 Elm Street in New Brighton, Staten Island, has 86 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 2002

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 226 buildings' registrations; 37 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 (86 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 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)

86 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 68 class B, 14 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 107 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-03-02. Newest violation issued 2016-05-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2016. 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, basement. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2016-05-10. HPD violation 11225200
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, basement. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES '' NO VOLUME '' IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BMENT (apt BMENT), issued 2016-02-12. HPD violation 11109544
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2012-03-27. HPD violation 9379819
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2011-04-22. HPD violation 8913208
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, basement. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR INSIDE BASE-CABINETS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2015-11-27. HPD violation 11014458
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, basement. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER-TOP AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2015-11-27. HPD violation 11014457
• Class B: Mold, south wall, kitchen, basement. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... PRESENT AT SOUTH WALL ( APPROX- 10 SQ,FT ) INSIDE BASE-CABINETS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2015-11-27. HPD violation 11014459
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). '' MISSING '' IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, SECTION ''DUPLEX-APT'' (apt 2), issued 2015-09-04. HPD violation 10846104

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: ORINOCO VENTURES LLC. Head officer: GARY GRINBERG. Managing agent: GRINBERG MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LLC. This owner has 226 buildings on record, 37 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 27, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 5001580041, HPD building ID 882388. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

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 2026-10-27.