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2170 Walton Avenue

1,216Records
17City systems
70Open violations
139.3Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10453 · Neighborhood: Fordham Heights
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1,216 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 429 311 service requests, 337 HPD complaints, 230 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10453
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WALTON CLUSTER, L.P.
BBL2031810001
BIN2013974

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 139.3. 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 violations70 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

107 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 63). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
27
’24–25
63
’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

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (51) · Noise (29) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · PLUMBING (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WALTON CLUSTER LP
Head officerRAMON ESCOBAR
Managing agentCRESWALT CLUSTER LLC
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,023,000 $460,350
2026$1,183,000 $532,350
2027$1,167,000 $525,150

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, 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

Subway182-183 Sts — B D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
183 St — 4 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / W 181 St — Bx32 · 450 ft
Citi BikeJerome Ave & E 181 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

2170 Walton 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

112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 51 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 CRESWALT CLUSTER,LLC — 2 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2170 Walton Avenue BX36 B
365 East 204 Street BX8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,242,804 on 2002-04-19 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 7 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-04-19Mortgage $9,242,804 — from WALTON CLUSTER, L.P. to NYC HPD $9,242,804
2002-04-19Mortgage $4,330,900 — from CLUSTER, WALTON, L.P. to NYC HPD $4,330,900
2000-03-07Mortgage $7,591,770 — from NEIGBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT ; CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK $7,591,771
2000-03-07Mortgage $773,786 — from CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT to BANK OF NEW YORK $773,786
2000-03-07Mortgage $6,979,896 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT; CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK $6,979,896
2000-03-07Mortgage $773,786 — from CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT to BANK OF NEW YORK $773,786

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017431439
201851023110
2019532441
2020419326
2021862171
2022279889
2023731442
2024252458
202551372144
2026271376
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 1,017Ownership & money 38Health & systems 49

Every one of the 1,216 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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