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2420 Creston Avenue

474Records
13City systems
14Open violations
17.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10468 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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474 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 238 311 service requests, 79 HPD complaints, 46 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1917
Floors5
Res. units36
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES
BBL2031650024
BIN2013794, 2109984

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 17.3. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations14 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2011-05-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Water System (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dead Animal (1) · GENERAL (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerBARRY KIRSHENBAUM
Managing agentLEOR MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-09-26

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,900,000 $855,000
2026$1,901,000 $855,450
2027$1,892,000 $851,400

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 23/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayFordham Rd — B D · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Fordham Rd — 4 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 187 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 188 St & Creston Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight
Middle: 447,363. 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.

Report a problem to 311

2420 Creston Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LEOR MANAGEMENT CORP — 29 buildings, 730 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B4 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2716 Marion Avenue BX74 A
1400 Noble Avenue BX59 A
718 West 178 Street MN41 C
160 Prince Street MN40 B
2725 Morris Avenue BX38 A
2409 Creston Avenue BX37 A
2420 Creston Avenue BX36 A
5101 13 Avenue BK35 A
3449 Broadway MN35 A
5115 13 Avenue BK34 A
3517 Broadway MN33 B
3441 Broadway MN32 A
156 East 54 Street BK32 B
1902 Adam C Powell Blvd MN32 D
10 Christopher Street MN31 A
1462 Taylor Avenue BX30 A
480 East 23 Street BK23 B
2819 Tilden Avenue BK23 A
99-20 Farmers Boulevard QN22 A
363 South 4 Street BK8 A
96 Grove Street MN7 A
52 Grove Street MN6 A
1151 Lenox Road BK4 D
4 Milligan Place MN4 A
3 Milligan Place MN4 A
1 Milligan Place MN3 A
2 Milligan Place MN3 A
453 Avenue of the Americas MN2 A
148 West 4 Street MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $413,679 on 2021-04-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-15Agreement $1,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. $1,500,000
2021-04-15Mortgage $413,679 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $413,679
2015-03-24Agreement $1,245,011 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES. L.L.LC. to NEW YORK BANKING CORPORATION $1,245,011
2011-06-15Mortgage $100,000 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $100,000
2011-06-15Agreement $1,300,000 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,300,000
2011-06-15AL&R $1,300,000 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,300,000
2004-06-22Agreement $1,200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,200,000
2004-06-22Mortgage $399,248 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $399,248
2001-06-06Mortgage $199,088 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NORTH FORK BANK $199,088
1997-01-07Mortgage $650,000 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES L.L.C. to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $650,000
1988-05-31Mortgage $321,346 — from FORDHAM FIVE ASSOCIATES to 3M ASSOCIATES $321,346
1986-06-05Mortgage $298,594 — from 3 M ASSOCIATES to CRESMOR REALTY CORP. $298,594
1984-10-17Mortgage $88,055 — from CRESMOR REALTY CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK $88,055

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715039
20181100415
20191100314
20200400343
20211924299
2022160310
20230140317
20241250329
20250130417
2026090211
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The full timeline

Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 373Ownership & money 36Health & systems 57

Every one of the 474 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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