40 Vineland Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10312

The three-story, two-family house at 40 Vineland Avenue in Woodrow, owned by Shpresa Elezi, has experienced several significant building code violations, particularly in 2020. The most serious incident occurred in February 2020, when a Department of Buildings inspection revealed hazardous conditions in the ground-level dwelling, where heating equipment, hot water systems, and a furnace were found exposed without proper fire protection, walls, or doors, sharing space with kitchen areas—an alarming safety violation requiring immediate fire safety corrections.

This initial violation triggered multiple subsequent enforcement actions, including two Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations in December 2020 and October 2020, each imposing monetary penalties (one for $625 and another for $1,250) related to the failure to comply with the February commissioner's order and to file the necessary Certificate of Correction. The building's most recent documented violation, in September 2020, concerned the owner's failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous (Class 1) ECB violation, though this was later dismissed in March 2021 when the ECB downgraded it to Class 2 or 3.

While the penalties indicate that the property owner ultimately took steps to resolve these violations, the pattern of infractions within a relatively short timeframe raises concerns about the property's maintenance and safety oversight during that period. The building was constructed in 1980 and contains two units, adhering to its designated building class as a 2-family house.