163 Cromwell Avenue

Staten Island, NY

BBL 5-03318-7501BIN 5091156

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 24 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0412 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — of about 48 apartments.

2019 — 2 units registered2022 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1973

Built

Floors

Residential units

Condominium

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-01-21

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2013-06-125+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM .. AT LOBBY, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2025-06-20

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''165''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-05-05RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water10

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-06-16 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-05-01 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential20

Unspecified12

Street/Sidewalk2

Vehicle1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony18

Misdemeanor21

Violation9

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 3 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-08-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-05-02

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

ACTIVE · BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE2024-02-22

FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2012-08-28

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2012-03-29

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

CROMWELL ARMS CONDOMINIUM

Head officer

Kevin Swetsky

Managing agent

EWC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

9 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale