31 Stanley Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301

31 Stanley Avenue is a two-family residential building constructed in 1915, currently owned by Gary Grinberg, located in the Tompkinsville neighborhood. The property's most significant and concerning history centers around an illegal basement apartment issue that came to light in April 2008, when the building was cited for maintaining unauthorized multiple dwelling occupancy and plumbing fixtures in violation of the Housing Maintenance Code; these violations were eventually certified as closed in April 2020.

More recently, in July 2022, the building faced enforcement action for disobeying a vacate order, with the first-floor apartment reportedly occupied despite the valid vacate order, though this violation was later resolved with no penalty imposed. The building's maintenance history includes multiple rodent inspections, with the most recent failures recorded in 2021 (March and January) and earlier failures in 2019 (February and January), though it had passed similar inspections in prior years from 2014 through 2018.

The property has recorded two building complaints in recent years: a construction-related issue in July 2022 that resulted in a violation for ignoring a vacate order, and a sweep complaint in February 2024 that found no warrant for violation upon inspection. A permit for electrical work was issued in August 2020 under job number 520393609, suggesting some maintenance activities have been undertaken in recent years. While the building has experienced various violations and maintenance challenges over the years, particularly regarding unauthorized occupancy and pest control, it's important to note that most historical violations have been resolved, and the property has undergone some permitted work in recent years.