32 Westervelt Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 32 Westervelt Avenue in St. George, owned by Celinda Wu, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues over recent years, particularly in 2024 and 2025. Most recently, in April 2025, the building received violations for unsanitary garbage/recycling storage and a broken window guard, with the latter being categorized as an emergency safety issue.

Earlier that same year, multiple complaints were filed in March 2024 regarding pests and mold, though HPD was unable to complete inspections for these conditions. The building has a documented history of rodent activity, with inspections in 2023 revealing rat presence in compliance inspections in February and May, though it passed an inspection in January 2023. In March 2024, a comprehensive inspection resulted in multiple violations primarily affecting Apartment 1 on the first story, including issues with lead-based paint, mold, plumbing, and various maintenance deficiencies.

These violations, which were classified as Class B and C, addressed concerns such as a water leak, peeling paint in the bathroom, clogged waste line at the washbasin, and rodent infestation. The building's most recent bedbug report from June 2024 indicated no infestations during the reporting period from November 2022 to October 2023, and a 2019 permit for electrical and plumbing work was issued, though the specific nature of these improvements is not detailed in the available records. The combination of recent safety violations, historical rodent activity, and maintenance issues suggests ongoing building upkeep challenges, though it's worth noting that many of the 2024 violations have been marked as closed in subsequent inspections.