6,958 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,314 311 service requests, 2,083 HPD housing violations, 2,064 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 527.1. 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 | 356 total — 72 class C (immediately hazardous), 231 class B, 53 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
207 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 41 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 119). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
708 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (119) · HEAT/HOT WATER (95) · PLUMBING (86) · WATER LEAK (77) · PAINT/PLASTER (73) · DOOR/WINDOW (46).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2003) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (92) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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) | CRESTON AVENUE ASSOC.LP |
| Head officer | PETER FINE |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MGMT GROUP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,600,000 | $1,620,000 |
| 2026 | $3,535,000 | $1,590,750 |
| 2027 | $3,671,000 | $1,651,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Burnside Av — 4 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Tremont Av — B D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 181 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Morris Ave & E Burnside Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. Middle: P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr.. 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.
2089 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 |
708 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 95 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,581,624 on 2021-11-24 (lender: Jll Real Estate Capital, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-24 | Mortgage $2,581,625 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $2,581,625 | |
| 2021-11-24 | Agreement $11,776,000 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $11,776,000 | |
| 2017-09-15 | RPTT&RET $3,929,907 — from BFIM SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER, INC.; MMA CRESTON AVENUE, LLC to ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC | $3,929,907 | |
| 2017-09-08 | Mortgage $5,350,465 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,350,465 | |
| 2017-09-08 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2017-09-08 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CUSTOMERS BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2011-05-11 | Mortgage $1,366,000 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to OAK GROVE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC | $1,366,000 | |
| 2005-08-16 | Mortgage $662,000 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to MMA MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION | $662,000 | |
| 2005-07-18 | Mortgage $11,986 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP to MMA MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION | $11,986 | |
| 2005-07-18 | Agreement $3,650,000 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP to MMA MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION | $3,650,000 | |
| 2004-07-14 | Mortgage $3,650,000 — from CRESTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $3,650,000 | |
| 2001-04-13 | Mortgage $136,500 — from PEREZ, RADAME J. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $136,500 | |
| 1982-03-09 | Mortgage $13,530 — from SHIMON REALTY CORP. to GARTEN, THOMAS L.; KITTAY, IRMA; GARTEN, GLORIA/FBO; GOTTLIEB, JOSEPH M./TR; GARTEN, NATHA | $13,530 | |
| 1982-03-09 | Mortgage $49,161 — from SHIMON REALTY CORP. to BARON ASSOCIATES-1982; PARNES, HOWARD | $49,161 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | 405 | 8 | 4 | 435 |
| 2018 | 18 | 752 | 0 | 38 | 808 |
| 2019 | 10 | 428 | 0 | 10 | 448 |
| 2020 | 12 | 396 | 0 | 9 | 417 |
| 2021 | 4 | 356 | 5 | 10 | 375 |
| 2022 | 2 | 167 | 0 | 11 | 180 |
| 2023 | 10 | 282 | 0 | 13 | 305 |
| 2024 | 2 | 357 | 0 | 13 | 372 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1,006 | 0 | 11 | 1,018 |
| 2026 | 12 | 1,046 | 0 | 7 | 1,065 |
Every one of the 6,958 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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