1,223 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 587 311 service requests, 271 HPD complaints, 103 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 8.4. 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 | 37 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1989-02-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$25,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
206 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (126) · Illegal Parking (36) · Water System (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Non (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).
$139,380 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (73) |
| 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) | 2685 CRESTON AVENUE OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | MARIA VALENTE |
| Managing agent | MAXX PROPERTIES |
| Last registered | 2025-10-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,449,000 | $1,552,050 |
| 2026 | $3,049,000 | $1,372,050 |
| 2027 | $3,419,000 | $1,538,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,072,773 a year ($13.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $587,768 ($7.55 per sq ft), net operating income $485,006. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Kingsbridge Rd — 4 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Kingsbridge Rd / Morris Av — Bx9 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Jerome Ave & W 195 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 246 Poe Center 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.
2685 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 |
206 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 MAXX PROPERTIES — 15 buildings, 909 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2601 Glenwood Road | BK | 90 | A |
| 10-36 Neilson Street | QN | 87 | B |
| 3201 Grand Concourse | BX | 78 | A |
| 32 Clarkson Avenue | BK | 78 | A |
| 2685 Creston Avenue | BX | 73 | A |
| 2244 Bronx Park East | BX | 68 | A |
| 45 Martense Street | BK | 66 | A |
| 385 Argyle Road | BK | 60 | A |
| 4350 Katonah Avenue | BX | 57 | B |
| 340 E Mosholu Parkway S | BX | 56 | B |
| 55 East 190 Street | BX | 54 | A |
| 1855 82 Street | BK | 49 | A |
| 278 East 239 Street | BX | 45 | B |
| 1855 Grand Concourse | BX | 44 | A |
| 1641 2 Avenue | MN | 4 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $870,183 on 2022-05-17 (lender: Equity, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | RPTT&RET $175,000 — from EQUITY LLC to CRUZ-GIBSON, ANNETTE | $175,000 | |
| 2026-09-15 | Sold for $175,000 | $175,000 | $2,397 |
| 2026-08-25 | RPTT&RET $145,000 — from EQUITY LLC to NEAMTU, FLORIN D.; LYTTON, LAURENCE W. | $145,000 | |
| 2026-08-14 | Sold for $145,000 | $145,000 | $1,986 |
| 2026-06-29 | RPTT&RET $149,000 — from EQUITY LLC to HAYDARA, FATOU | $149,000 | |
| 2026-06-17 | RPTT&RET $109,000 — from EQUITY LLC to NGUYEN, DANG HAI AN | $109,000 | |
| 2026-06-09 | Sold for $109,000 | $109,000 | $1,493 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sold for $149,000 | $149,000 | $2,041 |
| 2026-05-14 | RPTT&RET $165,000 — from EQUITY LLC to SINGH, JAMWANTIE; PERSAUD, VISHWANAUTH | $165,000 | |
| 2026-05-14 | RPTT&RET $165,000 — from EQUITY LLC to LIU, EN-TUNG | $165,000 | |
| 2026-05-14 | RPTT&RET $165,555 — from EQUITY LLC to AINBINDER, EVAN | $165,555 | |
| 2026-05-04 | Sold for $165,000 | $165,000 | $2,260 |
| 2026-05-01 | Sold for $165,555 | $165,555 | $2,268 |
| 2026-04-30 | Sold for $165,000 | $165,000 | $2,260 |
| 2026-01-21 | RPTT&RET $169,000 — from EQUITY LLC to MATOS, MARILLA | $169,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 49 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 6 | 60 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 3 | 4 | 116 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 64 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 51 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 114 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 12 | 3 | 115 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 16 | 2 | 88 |
Every one of the 1,223 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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