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2405 Grand Avenue

582Records
17City systems
57Open violations
119.1Penalty rate

582 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 311 service requests, 131 HPD housing violations, 112 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1905
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WALTON CLUSTER, L.P.
BBL2032120080
BIN2014616

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 119.1. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations57 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1982-09-24.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
10
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

$7,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Noise (6) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (1).

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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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 agentCRESTWALT 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$599,000 $269,550
2026$610,000 $274,500
2027$585,000 $263,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.

Getting around

SubwayFordham Rd — 4 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Fordham Rd / University Av — Bx12-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeGrand Ave & W Fordham Rd · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight
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

2405 Grand 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 CRESTWALT CLUSTER,LLC — 4 buildings, 111 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2064 Creston Avenue BX30 C
2070 Creston Avenue BX30 B
2031 Creston Avenue BX30 B
2405 Grand Avenue BX21 B

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 $4,330,900 — from CLUSTER, WALTON, L.P. to NYC HPD $4,330,900
2002-04-19Mortgage $9,242,804 — from WALTON CLUSTER, L.P. to NYC HPD $9,242,804
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 $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 $773,786 — from CRESWALT CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEVELOPMENT to BANK OF NEW YORK $773,786

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017121224
201810874101
20191049968
2020227332
2021218323
2022236240
2023413421
2024056460
2025119222
2026131234
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 432Ownership & money 31Health & systems 45

Every one of the 582 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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