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Tenant-Focused Real Estate Agents in Staten Island, NYC (Single-Family & Ferry Terminal Rentals)

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What to expect from real estate agents in Staten Island

Get free quotes from local real estate agents serving Staten Island. Providers here handle rental searches, no-fee apartment listings, guarantor application help. The median Staten Island apartment building went up in 1931, 18.8% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 57% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).

HPD issued 37.1 violations per 100 apartments in Staten Island over the 12 months to September 2026, above the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 9.9 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 59.8% of buildings recorded none. Area figures describe 2,096 buildings holding 34,640 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 Staten Island

Buildings in Staten Island averaged 37.1 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, above the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 9.9 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 59.8% of buildings recorded none at all.

MeasureStaten IslandCitywide
Apartment buildings2,096172,071
Apartments34,6402,846,490
HPD violations per 100 apartments37.130.1
Class C (immediately hazardous) per 1009.99.2
Buildings with no violations59.8%45.3%
Apartments in pre-1940 buildings18.8%45.8%
Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer57%37.1%
Median year built1931n/a

Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in St. George-New Brighton, Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill, West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Port Richmond, Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, New Dorp-Midland Beach, Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights, New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Oakwood-Richmondtown, Great Kills-Eltingville, Arden Heights-Rossville, Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow, Tottenville-Charleston, 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.

What people in Staten Island typically request

  • rental searches
  • no-fee apartment listings
  • guarantor application help
  • lease negotiations
  • pre-lease inspections

Real Estate Agents costs in Staten Island

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Real Estate Agents in Staten Island: questions answered

What building issues should I know about when hiring real estate agents in Staten Island?
Tenants in Staten Island filed about 11,731 housing complaints to 311 in the 12 months to September 2026. Heat and hot water accounted for 27.7% of them, ahead of unsanitary conditions and pests at 20.7%. HPD issued 37.1 violations per 100 apartments in Staten Island over the 12 months to September 2026, above the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 9.9 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 59.8% of buildings recorded none.
Why does the Staten Island building record matter when booking real estate agents?
Area figures describe 2,096 buildings holding 34,640 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average. Building age and condition change access, scope and timing for real estate agents work.
What do Staten Island buildings typically look like and how does that affect real estate agents?
The median Staten Island apartment building went up in 1931, 18.8% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 57% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%). Those building characteristics shape the scope of most jobs in the area.
Do I need a real estate agent to rent an apartment in NYC?
No. You can search listings directly from landlords and management companies, especially for no-fee buildings, and skip an agent entirely. Working with a tenant's agent can help if you want access to listings that are not posted publicly, or if you want someone negotiating rent and lease terms on your side, but nothing in the law requires you to use one.
How do I verify a NYC broker's license?
Search the broker or salesperson's name, or their license number, on eAccessNY, New York's public license lookup run by the Department of State. Confirm the license shows as active, since an expired or suspended license means that person cannot legally collect a fee. Ask for the license number directly rather than taking a business card at face value.
Who pays the broker fee now that the FARE Act is in effect?
Whoever hires the broker pays the broker. If your landlord's agent listed the apartment and reached out to show it to you, the landlord pays that fee, not you, as of June 11, 2025. You only owe a fee if you separately hired your own agent to search on your behalf and represent you in negotiations.

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