20 Merle Place
A 5-story building with 64 apartments, built in 1964, in Staten Island, NY 10305.
Addresses on the lot: 20 to 30 Merle Place.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
20 Merle Place has 29 open HPD violations, 9 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 20-30 MERLE REALTY LLC. 64 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022.
Does 20 Merle Place have open violations?
Yes: 29 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 9 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 9 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 35 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 20 Merle Place?
20 Merle Place is registered with HPD to 20-30 MERLE REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in May 2025. HPD’s record has 4 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 10305 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 20 Merle Place rent stabilized?
64 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022, the same as in 2018. That’s 64 of the building’s 64 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 5-03003-0082.