52 Harbor Road, Staten Island, NY 10303

The two-family house at 52 Harbor Road in Mariners Harbor, owned by Rafael Badalov, has experienced multiple concerning safety and maintenance issues in recent months (2025). Most notably, there have been repeated failures to inspect safety equipment, including carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and window guards, with HPD unable to complete inspections despite multiple complaints. There have also been recurring issues with appliances, particularly regarding the electric/gas range, where access problems hindered inspections.

Additional concerns have included water leaks with heavy flow, electrical lighting issues, and some unsanitary conditions. Of particular concern is a cluster of safety-related complaints in June 2025, including missing window guards and non-functioning safety detectors, which were classified as emergency situations. The building's history reveals a pattern of access issues for inspectors attempting to address various complaints, including multiple reports of illegal conversion and certificate of occupancy concerns between 2018 and 2022, where inspectors were typically denied entry during second final attempts.

More recently, in late 2022, there was a complaint regarding building shaking/vibrating/structural stability, which resulted in a request for corrective action that was marked as corrected in January 2023. The property has also seen several water-related complaints, both recently and in previous years, suggesting ongoing maintenance challenges. While some issues have been investigated and closed without violations, the frequency of safety-related complaints and the pattern of inspection access problems raise significant concerns about the building's maintenance and safety compliance history.