Questions about this building
Does 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island have open violations?
Yes. On October 10, 2026, counting every year, HPD had 2 violations still open at 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, the oldest filed on October 8, 2023. None was a Class B or C violation filed in the last 3 years, and no OATH/ECB summons issued in the last 3 years was still active.
Does 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island have active DOB violations?
Yes. 5 active DOB violations, most of them for not benchmarking energy use. The newest was issued August 2, 2020. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Has 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island been in housing court?
Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.
What is the ENERGY STAR score for 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island?
ENERGY STAR score 40 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.
When was the boiler at 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island last inspected?
It has 3 boilers, all inspected in 2026, the latest on June 23. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.
When did 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island last file its bedbug report?
On March 30, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.
Is 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island covered by Local Law 97?
Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered since 2024 (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.
When was 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island built?
The city's record gives 1971 as the year 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 3 floors.
How many apartments does 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 41 residential units at 656 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 656 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island: 2 open HPD violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/656-port-richmond-avenue-staten-island
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