794 Elsmere Place

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-02955-0019BIN 2010040

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 8 apartments
029 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 16 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 16 apartments.

2019 — 16 units registered2023 — 16

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-08-185+ YRS OLD

D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE YARDS COURTS & PASSAGEWAYS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-04-145+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM , MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-04-30

(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-06-05

(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-12-14 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

709

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential431

Street/Sidewalk185

Vehicle53

Unspecified21

Commercial18

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

426

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony149

Misdemeanor196

Violation81

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2004-02-13

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

NORTHCREST APARTMENTS CORPORATION

Head officer

HARVEY ARFA

Managing agent

NORTHCREST APTS CORP

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

784 EAST TREMONT AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12009-05-27$1,600 penalty

ConstructionClass 12008-10-29$1,600 penalty

ConstructionClass 32008-10-29$400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1991-02-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1991-03-04 · $354,000

Mortgage1991-03-04$354,000

borrower NORTHCREST APARTMENTS CP · lender COMMUNITY PRESERVATCORP

Mortgage1991-03-04$1,326,000

borrower NORTHCREST APARTMENTCP · lender COMMUNITY PRESERVA CORP.

Sale1991-02-25no recorded price

CITY OF NEW YORK → NORTHCREST APARTMENTS CP

Sale1984-07-11no recorded price

COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE → CITY OF NEW YORK

Sale1975-04-25no recorded price

RASIN REALTY CORP → GUNANAND PERSAUD

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale