982 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 310 HPD complaints, 306 311 service requests, 296 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 741.9. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 96 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-23. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 21 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · WATER LEAK (6) · PLUMBING (6) · GENERAL (5).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 672 Crotona LLC |
| Head officer | Alexander Litt |
| Managing agent | BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-02-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,515,600 | $682,020 |
| 2026 | $1,534,000 | $690,300 |
| 2027 | $1,243,000 | $559,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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 | Freeman St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / Boston Rd — Bx17 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Boston Rd & Prospect Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 063 Author's Academy. 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.
672 Crotona Park South
| 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 |
86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $960,000 on 2017-02-27 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-27 | Deed $1,175,000 — from AFF-PSA BRONX-9D, INC. to 672 CROTONA LLC | $1,175,000 | |
| 2017-02-27 | Mortgage $960,000 — from 672 CROTONA LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING LLC | $960,000 | |
| 2017-02-15 | Sold for $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | $146,875 |
| 1992-08-11 | Mortgage $797,000 — from AFF-PSA BRONX-9D, INC. to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP. | $797,000 | |
| 1992-08-11 | Mortgage $2,443,000 — from AFF-PSA BRONX-9D, INC. to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP.{ | $2,443,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 1 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 157 |
| 2019 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 101 |
| 2021 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 102 |
| 2022 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 2 | 136 |
| 2023 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 1 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| 2025 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2026 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
Every one of the 982 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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