256 Westervelt Avenue
Staten Island · 10301 · BBL 5000410027 · look up another building
One open class I violation here, the grade the city uses when it orders part of a building vacated.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, November 26, 2025
256 Westervelt Avenue is a one and two family building in St. George, Staten Island, ZIP 10301. City records date it to 1920 and count 2 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $31K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 256 Westervelt Avenue and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 256 Westervelt Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $31K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $15K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
2 marshal evictions at 256 Westervelt Avenue
City marshals executed 2 evictions at 256 Westervelt Avenue in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Feb 18, 2025. The first fell on Feb 18, 2025, so the filings span 0 days. That is more than 10 in 10 buildings its size in 10301. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 256 Westervelt Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 256 Westervelt Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 256 Westervelt Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 6 violations against this building, of which 6 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10301. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 256 Westervelt Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Info Nov Sent Out | Nov 26, 2025 | I |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNov Sent Out | Aug 9, 2024 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of vermin ants in the entire apartmentNov Sent Out | Aug 9, 2024 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of vermin gnats in the entire apartmentNov Sent Out | Aug 9, 2024 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of vermin flies in the entire apartmentNov Sent Out | Aug 9, 2024 | B |
| Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in washbasin wasteline in the bathroomNov Sent Out | Aug 9, 2024 | C |
The 6 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 6 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
How 256 Westervelt Avenue compares in 10301
PulseCities tracks 7,647 lots in 10301, of which 127 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 0 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 1.7% of the ZIP. 10301 scores 19.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 139 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for St. George →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 3 other addresses on tax block 41 in Staten Island. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 256 Westervelt Avenue
Who owns 256 Westervelt Avenue?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 256 Westervelt Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 256 Westervelt Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 256 Westervelt Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 256 Westervelt Avenue?
Yes. Two marshal-executed evictions at 256 Westervelt Avenue appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Feb 18, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 256 Westervelt Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 256 Westervelt Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 256 Westervelt Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $31K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 256 Westervelt Avenue?
10301 (St. George) scores 19.6 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.