294 Ridgewood Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10312

This two-family house at 294 Ridgewood Avenue in Great Kills, owned by Lev Sobolev, was constructed in 1999 and has experienced a notable heating system incident in November 2021 that affected both apartments. On November 18, 2021, multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding inadequate heat and hot water, with three separate reports concerning the entire building and one specifically for the first floor apartment from the south at west, identified as "APT PRIVAT." These complaints were processed through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and resulted in violations being issued on November 19, 2021, specifically citing failures to provide hot water at all fixtures and adequate heat in the affected apartment.

While these violations were categorized as Class C - requiring correction, the HPD's resolution notes indicate the complaints were duplicates of a condition already reported by another tenant, suggesting an inspection process may have been initiated to verify corrections. As of the current date in July 2025, there have been no reported heating or hot water issues in the past two years and eight months, and the HPD violation status from November 2021 appears to be closed in the available records.

However, it's worth noting that the original 2021 incident involved multiple interconnected complaints across different units, indicating a potentially systemic issue with the building's heating and hot water systems at that time. The building's more recent history shows no recorded 311 service requests or violations through October 2023, suggesting stabilization of building conditions since the 2021 heating incident.