6,109 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,365 HPD complaints, 1,445 311 service requests, 736 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 109.4. 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 | 138 total — 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 58 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2020-06-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
125 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 45 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 49 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
270 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (70) · HEAT/HOT WATER (59) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (33) · PLUMBING (20) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · Encampment (12).
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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (52) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WFHA CRESTON AVENUE LP |
| Head officer | JOHN WARREN |
| Managing agent | MHR MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,648,000 | $741,600 |
| 2026 | $1,704,000 | $766,800 |
| 2027 | $1,933,000 | $869,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO6FUEL |
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 | 182-183 Sts — B D · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 183 St — 4 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 182 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 182 St & Morris Ave · 200 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.
2239 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 |
270 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 59 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 MHR MANAGEMENT INC — 71 buildings, 1,385 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B24 · C20 · D13 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 71 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,156,690 on 2016-05-10 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Its), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-10 | Mortgage $3,156,690 — from WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P.; HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $3,156,690 | |
| 2013-12-06 | RPTT&RET $2,230,000 — from WFHA CRESTON RESTORATION, L.P. to NEF ASSIGNMENT CORPORATION, AS NOMINEE | $2,230,000 | |
| 2013-07-20 | Mortgage $491,182 — from WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P.; HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $491,182 | |
| 2013-07-20 | Mortgage $4,060,421 — from HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,060,421 | |
| 2013-07-20 | Mortgage $8,762,954 — from WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P.; HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,762,954 | |
| 2013-07-20 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,500,000 | |
| 2013-07-20 | Mortgage $1,376,625 — from WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P.; HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,376,625 | |
| 2013-07-20 | Mortgage $7,231,440 — from HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,231,440 | |
| 2012-04-26 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2012-04-26 | Mortgage $6,000,000 — from WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P.; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $6,000,000 | |
| 2006-04-25 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 2239 CRESTON AVENUE CO. LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2006-04-25 | M&CON $3,500,000 — from 2239 CRESTON AVENUE CO. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,500,000 | |
| 2004-07-03 | AL&R $2,600,000 — from 2239 CRESTON AVENUE CO LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2004-07-03 | M&CON $2,600,000 — from 2239 CRESTON AVENUE CO LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2000-06-02 | Mortgage $541,621 — from 2239 CRESTON AVENUECO. LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $541,621 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 69 | 4 | 73 |
| 2018 | 1 | 92 | 10 | 103 |
| 2019 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 60 |
| 2020 | 0 | 147 | 3 | 150 |
| 2021 | 0 | 125 | 3 | 128 |
| 2022 | 0 | 109 | 5 | 114 |
| 2023 | 0 | 138 | 4 | 142 |
| 2024 | 2 | 168 | 5 | 175 |
| 2025 | 1 | 129 | 4 | 134 |
| 2026 | 1 | 213 | 4 | 218 |
Every one of the 6,109 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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