290 Myrtle Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310

290 Myrtle Avenue, a 24-unit, 3-story Class A building constructed in 1973 and currently owned by Hajrodin Cekovic, has experienced a series of recurring maintenance issues and violations over recent years. Most concerning are the multiple heat and hot water complaints, including a recent April 2025 emergency complaint affecting individual apartments and a December 2024 building-wide incident, though both cases were resolved promptly. The building has recorded persistent pest-related issues, with multiple complaints filed in 2025 and 2024, though inspections were often unable to be completed due to access issues.

There are also ongoing concerns regarding building systems maintenance, highlighted by active violations for failing to file required annual boiler inspection reports since 2018, with penalties accumulating to $625 as of September 2024. Additional unresolved maintenance matters include inspections revealing defective mailboxes and self-closing doors at the first-story vestibule, and various plumbing and appliance complaints. The property's compliance history shows some improvements, with recent bedbug filings (most recent June 2025) showing no infested units for the past three reporting periods (2022-2025).

While the building has passed rodent inspections in recent years (2012-2020), there were some failures noted in earlier inspections. The building's documented violations include an open violation from September 2024 regarding proper registration signage at the entrance, and a notable pattern of failed boiler inspection report filings between 2018 and 2024. The property has shown a pattern of requiring multiple service requests for the same issues, particularly regarding pest control and heat/hot water systems, suggesting some challenges with maintenance response and building access protocols.