3,905 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,498 HPD complaints, 1,105 311 service requests, 879 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 110.5. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
117 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2024–25: 57 · winter 2025–26: 38). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (55) · Noise (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · WATER LEAK (6) · APPLIANCE (6) · Water System (5).
$6,327,428 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (41) |
| 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) | Mount Hope Preservation Apartments LLC |
| Head officer | Pierre Downing |
| Managing agent | Mount Hope Preservation Apartments LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,776,000 | $1,249,200 |
| 2026 | $2,848,000 | $1,281,600 |
| 2027 | $2,783,000 | $1,252,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | Tremont Av — B D · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Burnside Av — 4 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 179 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Echo Pl & Grand Concourse · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 058. 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.
1985 Creston 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 |
122 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 55 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.
Managed by MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC — 19 buildings, 664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 Davidson Avenue | BX | 67 | B |
| 1821 Davidson Avenue | BX | 55 | A |
| 1735 Townsend Avenue | BX | 53 | B |
| 1789 Davidson Avenue | BX | 44 | B |
| 1995 Creston Avenue | BX | 41 | B |
| 1985 Creston Avenue | BX | 41 | B |
| 1815 Davidson Avenue | BX | 40 | B |
| 264 Echo Place | BX | 39 | B |
| 1982 Walton Avenue | BX | 37 | C |
| 2038 Morris Avenue | BX | 36 | A |
| 1822 Davidson Avenue | BX | 35 | B |
| 2042 Morris Avenue | BX | 31 | B |
| 1734 Townsend Avenue | BX | 26 | B |
| 2474 Marion Avenue | BX | 25 | A |
| 1870 Morris Avenue | BX | 25 | B |
| 2059 Davidson Avenue | BX | 20 | B |
| 2055 Davidson Avenue | BX | 20 | B |
| 65 East Tremont Avenue | BX | 16 | C |
| 1910 Morris Avenue | BX | 13 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2018-03-08 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-20 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Agreement $5,405,941 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD | $5,405,941 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Deed $5,578,016 — from 1985-1995 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING to MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HO | $5,578,016 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Mortgage $17,700,352 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $17,700,352 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Mortgage $5,988,877 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,988,877 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Mortgage $38,150,901 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $38,150,901 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,000,000 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Agreement $13,689,223 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $13,689,223 | |
| 2018-03-08 | Mortgage $7,480,771 — from MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS LLC; MOUNT HOPE PRESERVATION APARTMENTS 1A HD to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,480,771 | |
| 2018-02-23 | Sold for $5,578,016 | $5,578,016 | $136,049 |
| 1999-08-26 | Mortgage $627,000 — from 1985-1995 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD | $627,000 | |
| 1999-08-26 | Mortgage $987,383 — from 1985-1995 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $987,383 | |
| 1999-08-26 | Mortgage $627,000 — from 1985-1995 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD | $627,000 | |
| 1999-08-26 | Mortgage $1,542,984 — from 1985-1995 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD | $1,542,984 | |
| 1999-08-26 | Mortgage $9,776 — from 1985-1995 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $9,776 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 6 | 138 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 119 | 16 | 4 | 147 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 121 | 0 | 4 | 131 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 80 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 10 | 74 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 31 | 132 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 23 | 112 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 17 | 130 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 12 | 94 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 73 |
Every one of the 3,905 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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