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2205 Creston Avenue

744Records
16City systems
15Open violations
50.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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744 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 249 311 service requests, 154 HPD complaints, 152 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1937
Floors6
Res. units50
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)21 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL2031700034
BIN2013857

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 50.7. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1992-01-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
2
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Water System (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4).

Filed construction activity

$46,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1937)
YesSix or more residential units (50)
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)21 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerJAIME SMITH
Managing agent21 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,250,000 $1,012,500
2026$2,251,000 $1,012,950
2027$2,388,000 $1,074,600

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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

Subway182-183 Sts — B D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
183 St — 4 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 182 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 182 St & Morris Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 382, 386
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

2205 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

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 21 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC — 2 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2205 Creston Avenue BX50 B
2199 Morris Avenue BX36 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $105,751 on 1997-02-24 (lender: Home Federal Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-02-24Mortgage $750,000 — from 21 REALTY CO to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $750,000
1997-02-24Mortgage $105,752 — from 25 REALTY CO to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $105,752
1990-04-06Mortgage $700,000 — from 21 REALTY CO. to PALM BEACH FED SAVSBANK $700,000
1983-06-06Mortgage $59,465 — from 21 REALTY CO. to 2205 CRESTON INC. $59,465

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20174136647
20184045857
20190735547
20200037340
20210941252
2022039315
20230118322
2024211854102
20251238344
20262225231
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 563Ownership & money 18Health & systems 58

Every one of the 744 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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