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522 City Island Avenue

194Records
11City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate

194 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 31 FDNY inspections, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBronx 10464
Built1955
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)PAPAKANAKIS, MENAS
BBL2056350010
BIN2082349

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10464, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1955)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,056,000 $63,360
2026$1,038,000 $62,280
2027$1,206,000 $72,360

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fella's BarAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

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.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: City Island Av / Beach St — Bx29 · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

522 City Island 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

13 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $427,350 on 2014-01-07 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-07Mortgage $427,350 — from KARASARIDIS, THEMISTOKLIS; PAPAKANAKIS, OURANIA; PAPAKANAKIS, MENAS to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $427,350
2014-01-07Deed $520,000 — from 522 CITY ISLAND, LLC to PAPAKANAKIS, OURANIA; PAPAKANAKIS, MENAS; KARASARIDIS, THEMISTOKLIS $520,000
2012-11-05Deed $400,050 — from PIRRAGLIA, KENNETH to 522 CITY ISLAND LLC $400,050
2007-09-25Mortgage $340,000 — from PIRRAGLIA, KENNETH to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $340,000
2001-07-05Mortgage $225,000 — from PIRRAGLIA, KENNETH to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $225,000
1985-02-22Mortgage $250,000 — from PIRRAGLIA, SALVATORE; PIRRAGLIA, JOHN; PIRRAGLIA, THERESA to YORKVILLE FEDERAL S&LA $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201723005
201832016
201935019
202003014
2021450110
20224190225
20237190228
202463009
202533118
202605016
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 29Health & systems 10

Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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