108 South Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303

108 South Avenue is a two-family residential building located in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, owned by Jonathan Toro and constructed in 2004. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues, particularly during the winter of 2019-2020, with multiple emergency heat and hot water complaints (eight separate incidents between December 2019 and March 2020) resulting in New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issuing violations for inadequate heating in January 2020.

The building has a concerning history of unauthorized modifications, with multiple complaints and violations related to illegal room conversions in the basement between 2019 and 2020, including an Environmental Control Board violation assessed at $1,250 for creating illegal sleeping rooms with inadequate means of egress. The property has also faced various maintenance challenges, including plumbing issues (sink problems in 2020), rodent-related concerns (minor violations issued in December 2019), and electrical wiring complaints (December 2019). Several inspection attempts to address these issues resulted in access being denied or limited access for inspectors.

While some violations have been addressed and closed, there are still open violations from July 2019 related to the illegal use of basement rooms for living. The building's inspection history reveals a pattern of both emergency and non-emergency complaints, with most issues being property-wide rather than isolated to individual units. Notably, a rodent inspection conducted in January 2020 did pass, indicating some level of pest control improvement.