252 Armstrong Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10308

252 Armstrong Avenue is a two-family house located in Eltingville, built in 1925 and currently owned by Steve Cheung. The property has experienced several concerning incidents in recent years, most notably a pest infestation reported in May 2024 that the Housing Preservation Department was unable to inspect despite being officially logged as an unsanitary condition.

Between 2020 and 2023, there were multiple complaints regarding potential unauthorized uses of the property, including four reports of illegal conversions and two complaints about illegal hotel rooms, though inspections consistently found no violations at the time of examination. Other significant complaints include a reported failure to maintain the property (June 2023), illegal curb cut/driveway modifications (April 2021), and two instances of illegal after-hours work (September 2020 and February 2020), with inspections showing no violations for the latter.

The building experienced a period of serious concern in early 2020 when there were complaints about excessive debris, building stability issues (noted as building shaking/vibrating), and a stop work order that was fully rescinded by March 10, 2020. While a December 2019 violation regarding failure to certify correction on an immediately hazardous (Class 1) ECB violation was dismissed in February 2020, the property has seen a pattern of multiple complaints and inspection requests over the years, with varying outcomes regarding violations and conditions.