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78 Pitney Avenue

STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309 BBL 5073560099 2 units · 2 floors · 2001

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Woodrow
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 78 Pitney Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 2001
6 or more units
2 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The two-family house at 78 Pitney Avenue in Woodrow, owned by Chelsea Medina, has experienced several notable health and safety concerns since its construction in 2001. The property has a documented history of rodent-related issues between 2018 and 2020, with multiple complaints about conditions attracting rodents and mouse sightings, including two instances on June 2, 2019, and one on October 1, 2019. While initial inspections found violations in April 2020, subsequent evaluations in August 2020 indicated no violations. The building has also been affected by recurring poison ivy issues, with documented complaints in August 2018, June 2019, August 2020, and August 2025, though specific resolution details are limited to requiring interested parties to request inspection reports.

A significant external incident occurred in August 2022 when a fire at the neighboring property (82 Pitney Avenue) caused damage to the vinyl siding on the west wall of 78 Pitney Avenue, leading to a buildings violation that was ultimately dismissed in July 2024 after compliance was verified. The building's owner has maintained regular maintenance records, with validated property inspections occurring during various complaint investigations. While the rodent issues appear to have diminished since 2020, with no recent complaints on record, the property continues to have periodic challenges with poison ivy, though the nature of these issues suggests they may be primarily related to external landscaping rather than building interiors.

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How we score buildings

How 78 Pitney Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
29th percentile

Out of 59 buildings in this neighborhood, 17 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
82.2%
No serious
violations
13.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
4.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

Average 311 housing complaints per building across everything this landlord owns.

Neighborhood location

The model uses precise location as a proxy for neighborhood-level risk patterns — some blocks have systematically higher violation rates.

Neighborhood (ZIP code)

The ZIP code captures local housing market conditions and enforcement patterns that affect all buildings in the area.

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built2001
Gross area1,500 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

78 Pitney Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Chelsea Medina
Address
78 Pitney Ave
Staten Island, NY 10309
Landlord portfolio

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