4,811 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,897 311 service requests, 1,695 HPD complaints, 762 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 155.8. In ZIP 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 | 22 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
600 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 186 · winter 2024–25: 279 · winter 2025–26: 90 · winter 2026–27: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
734 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (296) · FLOORING/STAIRS (163) · PLUMBING (39) · Noise (33) · Dirty Condition (32) · Real Time Enforcement (19).
$432,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (88) |
| 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) | 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | MARK EISENSTEIN |
| Managing agent | DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE |
| Last registered | 2025-10-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,739,000 | $2,132,550 |
| 2026 | $4,936,000 | $2,221,200 |
| 2027 | $4,977,000 | $2,239,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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 2023 (1 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 | Pelham Pkwy — 2 5 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pelham Pkwy / White Plains Rd — Bx12-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein Middle: 326, 468, 556. 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.
2198 Cruger 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 |
734 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 296 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 136 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,851,000 on 2021-10-07 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-07 | Mortgage $12,460,000 — from 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $12,460,000 | |
| 2021-10-07 | Mortgage $3,851,000 — from 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,851,000 | |
| 2021-10-07 | Agreement $16,311,000 — from 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $16,311,000 | |
| 2021-10-07 | Agreement $28,000,000 — from 2180 BRONX ASSOCIATES LLC; 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC; 2197-2199 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $28,000,000 | |
| 2018-09-04 | Agreement $28,000,000 — from 2197-2199 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC; 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC; 2180 BRONX ASSOCIATES LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $28,000,000 | |
| 2018-09-04 | Deed $22,500,000 — from CID-SAM MANAGEMENT CORP.; MMS QUEENS LLC; 724 PELHAM PARKWAY LLC to 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC | $22,500,000 | |
| 2018-09-04 | Mortgage $12,696,756 — from 2180 BRONX ASSOCIATES LLC; 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC; 2197-2199 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $12,696,756 | |
| 2018-09-04 | AL&R $28,000,000 — from 2197-2199 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC; 2180 BRONX ASSOCIATES LLC; 2198 CRUGER ASSOCIATES LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $28,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-22 | Sold for $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 | $255,682 |
| 2015-12-07 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from CID-SAM MANAGEMENT to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,650,000 | |
| 2013-12-26 | Agreement $6,478,398 — from CID-SAM MANAGEMENT CORP to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,478,398 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from 724 PELHAM PARKWAY LLC; MMS QUEENS, LLC; CID-SAM MANAGEMENT CORP to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,650,000 | |
| 2010-09-17 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from 724 PELHAM PARKWAY LLC; CID-SAM MANAGMENT CORP to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,650,000 | |
| 2010-07-28 | Mortgage $4,111,088 — from MMS QUEENS LLC; CID-SAM MANAGEMENT CORP.; 724 PELHAM PARKWAY LLC; PELHAM PARKWAY MANAGEMEN to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,111,088 | |
| 2010-07-28 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from 724 PELHAM PARKWAY LLC; MMS QUEENS LLC; CID-SAM MANAGEMENT CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,650,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 9 | 123 | 0 | 16 | 150 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 10 | 5 | 84 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 | 177 | 0 | 6 | 199 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 | 146 | 0 | 2 | 168 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 301 | 6 | 2 | 320 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 391 | 0 | 5 | 402 |
| 2023 | 0 | 17 | 339 | 0 | 2 | 358 |
| 2024 | 4 | 24 | 814 | 0 | 3 | 845 |
| 2025 | 6 | 10 | 385 | 0 | 4 | 405 |
| 2026 | 2 | 9 | 179 | 0 | 3 | 193 |
Every one of the 4,811 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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