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2191 Creston Avenue

1,001Records
19City systems
88Open violations
90.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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1,001 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 310 HPD housing violations, 308 311 service requests, 199 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units55
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)25 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL2031700040
BIN2013858

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 90.2. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations88 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 1994-01-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

119 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (46) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · SAFETY (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · APPLIANCE (6).

Filed construction activity

$168,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (55)
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)25 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerJAIME SMITH
Managing agent25 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,412,000 $635,400
2026$1,413,000 $635,850
2027$2,003,000 $901,350

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
183 St — 4 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 182 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 182 St & Morris Ave · 350 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

2191 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

119 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 25 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC — 2 buildings, 118 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2501 Morris Avenue BX63 B
2191 Creston Avenue BX55 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $620,000 on 1990-04-06 (lender: Palm Beach Fed Svs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-04-06Mortgage $620,000 — from 25 REALTY CO to PALM BEACH FED SVS BANK $620,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170143751
20180011516
20190255461
20200056561
2021011222125
202221134350
20237626847
202414953103
20251149455
2026061523161
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 75Housing & tenants 835Ownership & money 14Health & systems 63

Every one of the 1,001 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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