591 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 108 rodent inspections, 88 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 19. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
62 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
113 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Elevator (4) · APPLIANCE (2).
$69,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2022) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (65) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 2736 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP |
| Head officer | JOHN MCDONALD |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & WOLFF INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,222,000 | $2,349,900 |
| 2026 | $6,041,000 | $2,718,450 |
| 2027 | $6,251,000 | $2,812,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.
| Subway | Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Kingsbridge Rd — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 196 St — Bx1 Bx2 BxM4 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 196 St & Valentine Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 340 Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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.
2738 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 |
113 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 191 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,280,000 on 2024-09-17 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-17 | AL&R $30,280,000 — from 2736 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $30,280,000 | |
| 2024-09-17 | Deed $26,000,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to 2736 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $26,000,000 | |
| 2024-09-17 | Mortgage $30,280,000 — from 2736 CRESTON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $30,280,000 | |
| 2024-08-30 | Sold for $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $400,000 |
| 2024-03-11 | AL&R $17,500,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $17,500,000 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Mortgage $5,985,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $5,985,000 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Agreement $17,500,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $17,500,000 | |
| 2021-12-20 | AL&R $11,515,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to POPULAR BANK | $11,515,000 | |
| 2021-12-20 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to POPULAR BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2021-12-20 | Mortgage $2,460,492 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to POPULAR BANK | $2,460,492 | |
| 2021-12-20 | Mortgage $7,554,508 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to POPULAR BANK | $7,554,508 | |
| 2018-12-20 | Deed $945,000 — from LE, CHRIS; TSAN, VAN SIU to 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC | $945,000 | |
| 2018-12-20 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to METROPLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2018-12-20 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 2732 CRESTON DEVELOPMENT LLC to METROPLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2018-12-05 | Sold for $925,000 | $925,000 | $14,231 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 24 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 40 |
| 2019 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 66 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 5 | 116 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 82 |
Every one of the 591 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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