577 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 188 HPD housing violations, 153 311 service requests, 123 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 567.2. In ZIP 10464, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 149 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 80 class B, 39 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$38,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).
$1,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 185 CITY ISLAND AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | LUKE LAJQI |
| Managing agent | Alfred J Castillo |
| Last registered | 2025-10-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $887,000 | $399,150 |
| 2026 | $917,000 | $412,650 |
| 2027 | $746,000 | $335,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUELB2 |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: City Island Av / Pell Pl — Bx29 · 250 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 175 City Island Middle: P.S. 175 City Island. 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.
185 City Island Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 2024-02-23 (lender: Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-23 | AL&R $550,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $550,000 | |
| 2024-02-23 | Mortgage $550,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND AVENUE LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $550,000 | |
| 2022-06-10 | Mortgage $530,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND AVENUE LLC to MERS; LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 32918 | $530,000 | |
| 2022-06-10 | AL&R $530,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND AVENUE LLC to MERS; LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 32918 | $530,000 | |
| 2022-06-10 | Deed $910,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC to 185 CITY ISLAND AVENUE LLC | $910,000 | |
| 2022-05-25 | Sold for $910,000 | $910,000 | $151,667 |
| 2020-05-26 | Mortgage $172,696 — from 185 CITY ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $172,696 | |
| 2020-05-26 | Agreement $610,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $610,000 | |
| 2020-05-26 | AL&R $610,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $610,000 | |
| 2018-08-15 | Deed $800,000 — from CALOGERO REALTY CORP. to 185 CITY ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2018-08-15 | AL&R $450,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC to CALOGERO REALTY CORP. | $450,000 | |
| 2018-08-15 | Mortgage $450,000 — from 185 CITY ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC to CALOGERO REALTY CORP. | $450,000 | |
| 2018-08-06 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $133,333 |
| 1986-04-04 | Mortgage $225,000 — from ASSARO, CALOGERO; URGO, RODOLFO; PRETE, GIUSEPPE to YORKVILLE FED. S&LA | $225,000 | |
| 1982-09-29 | Mortgage $15,000 — from SHIPP, EDWIN to MULLARKEY, JANE | $15,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 3 | 76 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 73 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 110 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
Every one of the 577 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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