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2865 Creston Avenue

865Records
18City systems
4Open violations
31.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10468 · Neighborhood: Bedford Park
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865 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 302 311 service requests, 187 HPD complaints, 84 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built2018
Floors13
Res. units118
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN D CORP.
BBL2033190056
BIN2017592, 2128204

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 31.7. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-10-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’23–24
4
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

198 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (65) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · Noise (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · WATER LEAK (16) · Animal (14).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (118)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)10 MINERVA PLACE LP
Head officerPAUL WOODY
Managing agentProject Renewal INC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,664,000 $4,348,800
2026$10,851,000 $4,882,950
2027$10,032,000 $4,514,400

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

SubwayBedford Park Blvd-Lehman College — 4 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bedford Park Blvd — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / Minerva Pl — Bx1 Bx2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeJerome Ave & E 198 St · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

2865 Creston 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

198 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 PROJECT RENEWAL INC — 9 buildings, 718 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2865 Creston Avenue BX118 B
2880 Jerome Avenue BX116 A
2342 Washington Avenue BX103 A
331 Bowery MN100 B
642 St Nicholas Avenue MN94 A
491 Fletcher Place BX80 A
3114 Villa Avenue BX57 A
960 Tinton Avenue BX50 A
351 West 42 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $620,000 on 2023-01-13 (lender: New York State Homeless Housing & Assistance Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-29Agreement $8,850,000 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P.; 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $8,850,000
2023-01-13Mortgage $620,000 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING & ASSIST $620,000
2017-07-26Mortgage $6,222,012 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND $6,222,012
2017-07-26Mortgage $8,850,000 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,850,000
2017-07-26Mortgage $3,348,696 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P.; 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,348,696
2017-07-26Mortgage $6,711,567 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $6,711,567
2017-07-26Mortgage $26,651,304 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $26,651,304
2017-07-26Mortgage $248,433 — from 10 MINERVA PLACE L.P.; 10 MINERVA PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $248,433
2015-09-14Deed $2,000,000 — from ORTECHO, HENRY to PRI VILLA AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $2,000,000
2015-09-14Mortgage $399,326 — from PRI VILLA AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FUND LLC $399,326
2015-09-14Mortgage $1,950,000 — from PRI VILLA AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FUND LLC $1,950,000
2015-09-14Mortgage $450,674 — from PRI VILLA AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FUND LLC $450,674
2004-10-12Mortgage $90,000 — from ORTECHO, HENRY to INDYMAC BANK FSB $90,000
2004-10-12Agreement $218,000 — from ORTECHO, HENRY to INDYMAC BANK FSB $218,000
2004-10-12Mortgage $3,981 — from ORTECHO, HENRY to INDYMAC BANK FSB $3,981

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017256520460
2018131910235
2019132100236
2020121720132
202118710228
202231141423
20230713154147
20240326403270
202503850391
202600480452
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The full timeline

Construction 97Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 578Ownership & money 60Health & systems 44

Every one of the 865 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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