178 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 DOB violations, 38 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 56.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 20 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Graffiti (2) · Street Condition (2) · Sewer (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 526-3RD AVE CORP |
| Head officer | SALVATORE GARZILLO |
| Managing agent | 526 3RD AVE CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-02-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,146,000 | $515,700 |
| 2026 | $917,000 | $412,650 |
| 2027 | $1,100,000 | $495,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Mia Pizza | Pizza | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 12 St — B37 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & 14 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher. 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.
526 3 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $451,788 on 2020-02-12 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-12 | Agreement $570,000 — from 526 3RD AVENUE CORP to FLUSHING BANK | $570,000 | |
| 2020-02-12 | Mortgage $451,789 — from 526 3RD AVENUE CORP to FLUSHING BANK | $451,789 | |
| 2020-02-12 | AL&R $570,000 — from 526 3RD AVENUE CORP to FLUSHING BANK | $570,000 | |
| 2018-05-10 | AL&R $350,000 — from 526 3RD AVENUE CORP.; 524 3RD AVENUE CORP. to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. | $350,000 | |
| 2018-05-10 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 526 3RD AVENUE CORP.; 524 3RD AVENUE CORP. to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. | $350,000 | |
| 2008-12-08 | Mortgage $275,000 — from 524 3RD AVE. PROP. CORP.; 526 3RD AVE. REALTY CORP. to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. | $275,000 | |
| 2003-03-14 | Mortgage $273,750 — from 526 3RD AVE. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK , FSB | $273,750 | |
| 1997-09-29 | Mortgage $125,000 — from 526 3RD AVENUE REALTY CORP to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO; CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY | $125,000 | |
| 1996-01-18 | Mortgage $80,000 — from 526 3RD AVE REALTY CORP to GARZILLO, SALVATORE; SOLINS, HOWARD | $80,000 | |
| 1987-11-12 | Mortgage $71,500 — from PROVENZ, ARTHUR; PROVENZ, DIANE to LONG ISLAND SAVS BANK | $71,500 | |
| 1987-11-12 | Mortgage $10,000 — from PROVENZ, ARTHUR; PROVENZ, DIANE to MILLER, DIANE | $10,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 178 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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