187 City Island Avenue

187 City Island Avenue in Pelham Bay, Bronx, has 9 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 13 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (9 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

9 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. 18 issued in the last 12 months. 205 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-05-01. Newest violation issued 2026-07-30.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 109 days from issue to close for the 24 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT BULKHEAD DOOR AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM NORTH, 3rd STORY, issued 2026-07-30. HPD violation 19103512
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE WINDOW UPPER SASH AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2018-05-01. HPD violation 12358933
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the south. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VERTICAL CRACKED BRICK AND MORTAR ABOVE 1ST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT EAST EXTERIOR WALL AT 3RD STORY, issued 2025-07-15. HPD violation 18085693
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (exterior). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR JOINTS AT EAST EXTERIOR WALL (BUILDING FRONT) ABOVE 1ST, 3RD, AND 4TH WINDOWS AT EAST FROM SOUTH , 2nd STORY, issued 2024-06-26. HPD violation 17072595
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (exterior). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND MORTAR JOINTS AT EAST EXTERIOR WALL (BUILDING FRONT) , 2nd STORY, issued 2024-05-28. HPD violation 16995144
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the east, 2nd floor. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... ON EAST WALL 2 SQ FT & SOUTH WALL 2 SQ FT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2018-05-03. HPD violation 12364863
• Class A: Fire escape defect. AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT AT 1ST FROM SOUTH AT EAST FIRE ESCAPE AT ALL STORIES AND ALL COMPONENTS AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2024-06-26. HPD violation 17072589
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST, THE PRIVATE HALLWAY , THE FOYER , THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1R), issued 2022-07-14. HPD violation 15263946

311 housing complaints

13 in the last 12 months, 35 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (8), Paint/Plaster (2), Plumbing (2), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 187 CITY ISLAND LLC. Head officer: BARRY FARKAS. Managing agent: SOL PANETH. This owner has 7 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2056260787, HPD building ID 56378. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.