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2245 1 Avenue

318Records
14City systems
3Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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318 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints, 33 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)2245 FIRST CORP.
BBL1016870025
BIN1052911

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Food Establishment (6) · Food Poisoning (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Illegal Animal Kept as Pet (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)2245 FIRST CORP
Head officerNICK ARVANITIS
Managing agentASTORIA PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-18

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$781,000 $351,450
2026$750,000 $337,500
2027$866,000 $389,700

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MakanaHawaiianB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (3 with three or more people sick)
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway116 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / 1 Av — M116 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 116 St & 1 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 155 William Paca. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

2245 1 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ASTORIA PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC — 6 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
25-25 Astoria Boulevard QN29 A
27-26 23 Street QN6 B
25-23 Astoria Boulevard QN4 B
80-21 Astoria Boulevard QN3 C
25-31 Astoria Boulevard QN3 A
2245 1 Avenue MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 2013-06-10 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-06-10Mortgage $50,000 — from 2245 FIRST CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $50,000
2013-06-10Agreement $700,000 — from 2245 FIRST CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $700,000
2012-03-26Mortgage $650,000 — from ARVANITIS, DIMITRIOS to PHILADELPHIA GROUP EQUITIES LLC $650,000
2006-12-15Agreement $402,178 — from ARVANITIS, DIMITRIOS H to OMEGA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORP. $402,178
2004-10-15Mortgage $400,000 — from ARVANITIS, DIMITRIOS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $400,000
2004-03-02Agreement $500,000 — from ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK to ARVANITIS, DIMITRIOS H $500,000
1987-07-01Mortgage $150,000 — from ARVANITIS, DIMITRIOS to ATLANTIC BANK/NEW YORK $150,000
1984-06-12Mortgage $70,000 — from ARVANITIS, DIMITRIOS to ATLANTIC BANK/NY $70,000
1984-01-17Mortgage $48,000 — from ZACHARAKIS, TOM; POULOS, DINO to POGOSTIN, ABRAHAM J. $48,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702024
2018150410
201904149
20200120214
20210100111
202203036
202305049
2024060511
20250110516
202601034
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 221Ownership & money 32Health & systems 45

Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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