285 St Marks Place, Staten Island, NY 10301

The 91-unit, 6-story residential building at 285 St Marks Place in St. George, owned by Robert Fitzsimmons, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most significant problems revolving around heat and hot water supply. Between late 2023 and early 2025, there were multiple complaints (January 2024, December 2023, October 2023, February 2023, and earlier incidents in 2019) regarding lack of heat or hot water affecting the entire building, though in many cases tenants reported that services were restored before inspections could be completed.

The building also faced regulatory compliance challenges, as evidenced by three January 2024 violations concerning self-closing fire doors and a hook-and-eye device on the building entrance door, all classified as Class C violations, though these were certified as corrected by January 31, 2024. Recent issues include a March 2025 complaint about dust from construction affecting indoor air quality, which resulted in an advisory to the property management. The building's maintenance history shows periodic pest management challenges, with bedbug infestations documented in various units between 2019 and 2024, though the most recent (for the period November 2023 - October 2024) reported zero infested units.

The property has also been subject to Local Law 188/17 Compliance Inspections, with active complaints as of April 2024, and there is an outstanding violation from February 2023 regarding the failure to file the FISP Cycle 9B technical report. Elevators have been a concern, with a December 2023 complaint regarding single device service being investigated but found not to warrant a violation. While there have been sewage and unsanitary condition complaints (notably in November 2023), most issues have been addressed through the proper channels, and a recent rodent inspection in October 2023 passed compliance checks.