174 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301

174 Castleton Avenue, a 33-unit, 2-story building constructed in 1963 and currently owned by Simcha Kirschner, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues between January 2024 and February 2025, with multiple complaints filed by tenants about these conditions affecting the entire building. During this period alone, there were at least ten documented complaints regarding heat/hot water problems, with five of them occurring in February 2024, though inspections often faced access issues.

More recently, in February 2025, there were complaints about the building's bell/buzzer/intercom system, which also encountered inspection access challenges. Apart from these recurring maintenance issues, the building has had relatively few documented problems. A broken fire safety plan glass frame was reported in February 2024, and a water drainage complaint was referred to the Department of Environmental Protection in February 2024.

Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no infestations reported in the last five annual filings (2019-2024), and only two units affected in one instance in 2018, which had been eradicated. Previous violations include an April 2021 notice regarding the late filing of an annual bedbug report, though this was later closed. The building's most recent Housing Maintenance Code violation from 2024 was classified as a "B" violation, which generally indicates a medium severity issue that requires correction within a reasonable time frame.