62 Newberry Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10304

62 Newberry Avenue is a 5-story, 49-unit residential building in South Beach, constructed in 1974 and currently owned by Skender Hysa. The property has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of violations occurring in August 2024 in apartment LF on the first story. These violations include problems with self-closing doors, electrical issues, mildew in the bathroom, and various maintenance concerns such as broken plaster surfaces, moldy cabinet, and water fixture problems, though most of these issues have been subsequently addressed and closed.

Two violations related to missing plastic covers on electrical switches and carbon monoxide detectors remain open as of April 2025. The building has an active Department of Buildings violation from April 2023 regarding failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection, and multiple historical violations related to energy efficiency reporting requirements between 2019-2022, though many of these were ultimately dismissed. Recent complaints about work without a permit and elevator issues from mid-2023 were investigated and found to have no violations at the time of inspection.

The property has maintained a clean record for bedbug infestations, with all recent reports (2021-2023) showing zero infested units, and rodent inspections from 2011-2013 indicate improved pest control compliance, with only one instance of rat activity noted in 2011. The building experienced a heat and hot water emergency complaint in December 2018, which was resolved, and there have been three non-emergency housing maintenance complaints in August 2024. While the property has shown some recurring issues with maintenance and compliance matters, particularly in 2024, many of these problems have been addressed through subsequent inspections and corrections. The building's age and the nature of violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges typical of similar properties, though recent bedbug and rodent inspections indicate successful management of these specific pest issues.