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954 Cranford Avenue

77Records
5City systems
2Open violations
86.7Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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77 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 5 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)ELSIE GEORGE
BBL2051250017
BIN2072244, 2111944

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 86.7. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 11).

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Derelict Vehicles (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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Head officerColleen McEntee
Managing agentGUARDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT
Last registered2024-09-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$768,000 $46,080
2026$887,000 $53,220
2027$794,000 $47,640

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwayWakefield-241 St — 2 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nereid Av — 2 5 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nereid Av / Seton Av — Bx16 Bx39 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 068 Bronx
Middle: 259, 532, 355. 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

954 Cranford 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 GUARDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT — 301 buildings, 570 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B98 · C60 · D38 · F22. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5 Watchogue Road SI12 A
186 Greenpoint Avenue BK10 B
16-33A Hancock Street QN8 A
393 Clermont Avenue BK4 C
36 East 95 Street BK4 F
35 Vanderbilt Avenue BK4 C
92 Ryerson Street BK4 F
63-11 110 Street QN4 D
501 East 94 Street BK4 F
302 Albemarle Road BK4 F
145 Skillman Street BK4 C
655 Wyona Street BK4 C
1888 Mulford Avenue BX4 C
2033 St Paul Avenue BX4 B
331 South 5th Street BK4 C
479 East 94 Street BK4 D
145-28 Rockaway Boulevard QN4 D
1021 Belmont Avenue BK4 F
1264 East 84 Street BK3 A
1417 Needham Avenue BX3 D
1135 Forest Avenue BX3 A
458 East 187 Street BX3 F
1839 Andrews Avenue South BX3 C
1612 Norman Street QN3 C
1257A 59 Street BK3 C
1253 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
1700 East New York Avenue BK3 D
3112 Snyder Avenue BK3 A
1788 St Johns Place BK3 D
1632 Sedgwick Avenue BX3 B
1735 Mansion Street BX3 C
705 DeKalb Avenue BK3 D
153 Washington Avenue BK3 D
309 Milford Street BK3 A
94-18 24 Avenue QN3 D
463 Elton Street BK3 B
206 East 31 Street BK3 B
393 Essex Street BK3 D
821 Union Avenue BX3 D
2373 Walton Avenue BX3 F
343 Ashford Street BK3 A
854 Belmont Avenue BK3 B
805 East 170 Street BX3 F
128 Highland Place BK3 D
4011 Harper Avenue BX3 C
4034 Monticello Avenue BX3 B
1644 East 96 Street BK3 F
2059 Pitman Avenue BX3 C
883 44 Street BK3 D
1050 Grant Avenue BX3 D
95-30 114 Street QN3 B
722 Cleveland Street BK3 A
43 Harper Court BX2 B
417 Winthrop Street BK2 A
120-40 201 Street QN2 C
240-01 137 Avenue QN2 B
2569 Pitkin Avenue BK2 A
96 Mersereau Avenue SI2 A
804 Elsmere Place BX2 F
2330 Holland Avenue BX2 B

showing 60 of 301 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $282,000 on 2007-06-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-06-20Mortgage $282,000 — from GEORGE, ELSIE to MERS $282,000
2006-11-09Mortgage $225,500 — from GEORGE, ELSIE to MERS $225,500
2005-03-10Mortgage $128,000 — from GEORGE, ELSIE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $128,000
2003-07-24Mortgage $80,000 — from GEORGE, ELSIE to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY $80,000
1998-07-22Mortgage $160,000 — from GEORGE, ELSIE to OPTION ONE MORTGAGECORPORATION $160,000
1998-04-21Mortgage $100,000 — from GEORGE, ELSIE to FLEET HOME EQUITY USA; FFI $100,000
1997-07-28Mortgage $28,700 — from GEORGE, ELSIE to AAMES HOME LOAN; AAMES FUNDING CORP. $28,700

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20189009
20191001
20200000
20217108
20222013
20231001
20241102
20251001
2026170017
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 23Health & systems 1

Every one of the 77 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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