40 Scribner Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301

40 Scribner Avenue is a two-family residential building located in St. George, Staten Island, constructed in 1931 and containing 8 units. The building has a documented history of recurring heat and hot water issues, with eight separate complaints filed between late 2019 and 2022, showing a persistent problem with heating system reliability.

Most recently, in October 2022, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) confirmed the resolution of a heating issue, though access problems limited their inspection capabilities in several other instances. A low-pressure inspection violation was issued in June 2023 for failure to file the 2021 inspection report, which remains active as of July 2025. The building underwent one Department of Buildings (DOB) inspection in August 2020 regarding site conditions endangering workers, which resulted in no violations being warranted at the time of inspection.

Rodent inspections from 2014, 2016, and 2017 generally indicated compliance with health standards, though there was one failure noted in April 2014 for unspecified reasons. Additionally, two emergency complaints related to door/window frame issues and other conditions were recorded in December 2019, though these appear to be secondary to the heating system problems that dominated the complaint history. While there have been multiple heating-related complaints over the years, it is worth noting that not all complaints resulted in verified problems, as evidenced by the closure of several reports due to inspection access issues.