Great Kills
Mid-island suburban neighborhood on Staten Island's south shore with a marina, Great Kills Park, and a predominantly Italian-American and Irish-American working-class community.
Great Kills 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 ran 75.4 per 1,000 apartments, above the citywide 8.8.
Heat and hot water complaints in Great Kills ran 92.1 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7.
The median Great Kills apartment building went up in 1977, 4.6% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 100% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
Most common HPD issues in Great Kills
HPD issued 13.5 violations per 100 apartments in Great Kills over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 1.7 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 66.3% of buildings recorded none.
Area figures describe 83 buildings holding 1,314 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.
What the Records Show in Great Kills
Buildings in Great Kills averaged 13.5 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 1.7 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 66.3% of buildings recorded none at all.
| Measure | Great Kills | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment buildings | 83 | 172,071 |
| Apartments | 1,314 | 2,846,490 |
| HPD violations per 100 apartments | 13.5 | 30.1 |
| Class C (immediately hazardous) per 100 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| Buildings with no violations | 66.3% | 45.3% |
| Apartments in pre-1940 buildings | 4.6% | 45.8% |
| Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer | 100% | 37.1% |
| Median year built | 1977 | n/a |
Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Great Kills-Eltingville, 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.
Building Grades in Great Kills
88 apartment buildings in Great Kills were scored on October 8, 2026. 11.4% graded D or F, below the citywide 19.8%, and 75% graded A against 65.8% citywide. The average score was 90.8 out of 100.
Lowest-Scoring Buildings in Great Kills
| # | Building | Grade | Score | Open Class C | Open Class B | Open HPD cases | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Hillcrest Avenue10308 · 36 apartments · built 1969 | F | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | none |
| 2 | 50 Timber Ridge Drive10306 · 144 apartments · built 1981 | F | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | none |
| 3 | 360 Barlow Avenue10308 · 45 apartments · built 1985 | F | 35 | 1 | 13 | 0 | none |
| 4 | 10 Village Lane10312 · 44 apartments · built 1987 | F | 51 | 2 | 19 | 0 | none |
| 5 | 3482 Amboy Road10306 · 108 apartments · built 1977 | D | 56 | 5 | 6 | 0 | none |
| 6 | 119 Cortelyou Avenue10312 · 165 apartments · built 1974 | D | 57 | 4 | 26 | 0 | none |
| 7 | 300 Cortelyou Avenue10312 · 23 apartments · built 1972 | D | 68 | 4 | 40 | 0 | none |
| 8 | 3465 Amboy Road10306 · 67 apartments · built 1984 | B | 82 | 4 | 9 | 0 | none |
| 9 | 651 Leverett Avenue10312 · 10 apartments · built 1975 | B | 83 | 3 | 5 | 0 | none |
| 10 | 1 Mansion Avenue10308 · 53 apartments · built 1971 | B | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none |
Rent-Stabilized Apartments in Great Kills
4 buildings here were billed the rent-stabilization fee for 73 apartments on the 2024 property tax bill. Check whether a specific building is on the list with the rent-stabilization checker.
Scores use the formula on the methodology page, applied to every lot with three or more apartments; the table ranks buildings with six or more. Stabilized unit counts are building totals from the DOF tax bill, compiled by nycdb, and say nothing about any individual apartment. See the most distressed buildings in the borough.
Services in Great Kills
Each service page is tailored to Great Kills’s building stock and common violation patterns.
Violation-Linked Repairs
For when Great Kills buildings already have open violations
Pre-Lease & Investigation
Audit a Great Kills building before you commit
Move-In Essentials
For after you’ve checked the building
Building Stock & Character
Single-family homes, some two-family houses, minimal apartments
Suburban, Italian and Irish-American community, marina and park access, family-oriented
Staten Island Railway (Great Kills station), S78 bus
Long Manhattan commute, car essential, limited transit, suburban isolation