Arrochar

Small east shore neighborhood near South Beach and Fort Wadsworth, with waterfront access to Lower New York Bay and primarily single-family residential character.

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RODENT COMPLAINTS · HIGHHEAT COMPLAINTS · LOW// median building 1932

Arrochar Building Violation Profile

Measured from HPD violations and 311 complaints filed in the 12 months to September 2026, matched to this area's buildings. Use it to set expectations before you sign or hire.

RODENT COMPLAINTS
High

Rodent complaints ran 24.8 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8.

HEAT COMPLAINTS
Low

Heat and hot water complaints in Arrochar ran 84.3 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7.

BUILDING AGE
1932

The median Arrochar apartment building went up in 1932, 14.6% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 50.3% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).

Most common HPD issues in Arrochar

01Heat and hot water
02Unsanitary conditions and pests
03Plumbing
CONTEXT

HPD issued 21.4 violations per 100 apartments in Arrochar over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 5.1 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 59.7% of buildings recorded none.

FOR RENTERS

Area figures describe 248 buildings holding 3,484 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.

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What the Records Show in Arrochar

Buildings in Arrochar averaged 21.4 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 5.1 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 59.7% of buildings recorded none at all.

MeasureArrocharCitywide
Apartment buildings248172,071
Apartments3,4842,846,490
HPD violations per 100 apartments21.430.1
Class C (immediately hazardous) per 1005.19.2
Buildings with no violations59.7%45.3%
Apartments in pre-1940 buildings14.6%45.8%
Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer50.3%37.1%
Median year built1932n/a

Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, using HPD violations inspected in the 12 months to September 2026 and city lot records. Citywide figures use the same method. Search a specific address for that building’s own record.

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Building Stock & Character

BUILDING TYPES

Single-family homes, some two-family houses

CHARACTER

Waterfront adjacent, quiet, south beach proximity, residential, small community

// TRANSIT

Staten Island Railway (Arrochar-Grasmere), S52/S76 buses

CHALLENGES

Limited transit, car very helpful, very limited amenities

Arrochar Renter FAQs

What building problems are most reported in Arrochar?
Tenants in Arrochar filed about 4,378 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 26.6% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 19.9%. HPD issued 21.4 violations per 100 apartments in Arrochar over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 5.1 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 59.7% of buildings recorded none.
How common are rodent complaints in Arrochar?
Rodent complaints ran 24.8 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8. Tenants in Arrochar filed about 4,378 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 26.6% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 19.9%.
What should renters check before signing a lease in Arrochar?
Area figures describe 248 buildings holding 3,484 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.
How old are the buildings in Arrochar?
The median Arrochar apartment building went up in 1932, 14.6% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 50.3% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
How common are heat complaints in Arrochar?
Heat and hot water complaints in Arrochar ran 84.3 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31, when an owner must keep apartments at 68F by day when it is below 55F outside, and 62F overnight.