820 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 287 HPD complaints, 203 311 service requests, 168 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 127.3. 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 | 97 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 69 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2005-03-07. |
| Active vacate order | 5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (53) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).
$59,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1919) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | WALTON CLUSTER LP |
| Head officer | RAMON A ESCOBAR |
| Managing agent | CRESTWALT CLUSTER,LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $585,000 | $263,250 |
| 2026 | $760,000 | $342,000 |
| 2027 | $810,000 | $364,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Burnside Av — 4 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 179 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Morris Ave & E Burnside Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 163 Arthur A. Schomburg. 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.
2031 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 |
85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 CRESTWALT CLUSTER,LLC — 4 buildings, 111 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2064 Creston Avenue | BX | 30 | C |
| 2070 Creston Avenue | BX | 30 | B |
| 2031 Creston Avenue | BX | 30 | B |
| 2405 Grand Avenue | BX | 21 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,242,804 on 2002-04-19 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-19 | Mortgage $9,242,804 — from WALTON CLUSTER, L.P. to NYC HPD | $9,242,804 | |
| 2001-01-26 | Mortgage $4,911,904 — from WALTON CLUSTER, L.P.; WALTON CLUSTER, LP to NYC, HPD; NYC HPD | $4,911,904 | |
| 2001-01-26 | Mortgage $4,911,904 — from WALTON CLUSTER, L.P.; WALTON CLUSTER, LP to NYC, HPD; NYC HPD | $4,911,904 | |
| 2000-03-07 | Mortgage $7,591,770 — from NEIGBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT ; CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK | $7,591,771 | |
| 2000-03-07 | Mortgage $6,979,896 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT; CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK | $6,979,896 | |
| 2000-03-07 | Mortgage $773,786 — from CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT to BANK OF NEW YORK | $773,786 | |
| 2000-03-07 | Mortgage $773,786 — from CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT to BANK OF NEW YORK | $773,786 | |
| 1986-03-28 | Mortgage $10,000 — from SPAN FRO REALTY CORP. to FINKELSTEIN, HOWARD | $10,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 74 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 2 | 99 |
Every one of the 820 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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