276 Nicholas Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10302

The property at 276 Nicholas Avenue is a two-family house located in Port Richmond, built in 1970 and currently owned by Rami Ahmad. The building's recent history has been marked by several concerning incidents, most notably in 2020 when multiple violations were recorded between June and September.

These included illegal unit conversions, with reports of unauthorized additional dwelling units being occupied with key locking devices on the second floor at various locations (front left, rear left, and right front). The building also faced serious safety concerns, including blocked exit pathways with stored plants, missing carbon and smoke detectors in the boiler room, and unauthorized construction work involving a removed garage door and an unpermitted wood structure.

More recent activity includes a March 2023 complaint about illegal after-hours work, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their attempts. The building has shown some attempts at compliance, as evidenced by the issuance of an AL permit on December 9, 2020, and the resolution of several ECB violations, including a September 2020 dismissal of an immediately hazardous violation due to proper correction notices being filed. While many violations have been resolved and no new significant issues have been reported in recent years, the concentration of violations in 2020 suggests a past period of significant compliance challenges, particularly regarding safety systems and unauthorized modifications.