2244 Creston Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03163-0006BIN 2013766

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0144 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 49 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
053 evictions executed in the last 3 years
06$5,625 in unpaid DOB fines

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 48 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 49 apartments.

2018 — 48 units registered2023 — 48

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

1929

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 30 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building2 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

130

Open now

449

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 I · NON-HAZARDOUS

771 (I) §27-2096 HMC: PROPERTY REGISTRATION WAS FILED WITH FALSE OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PROPERTY CONTACTS. FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A TRUE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE BUILDING.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-15

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AND IT'S ASSEMBLYS AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-10

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT 1ST STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-17

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AND ASSEMBLIES AT VESTIBULE DOOR ( FROM VESTIBULE DOOR TO PUBLIC HALL) AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition10

Heat/Hot Water10

Electric8

Paint/Plaster8

Plumbing8

Door/Window8

General6

Safety4

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2510

Noise reports · last 12 mo

209

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1204

Residential902

Commercial202

Vehicle165

Unspecified33

House of Worship4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1147

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony409

Misdemeanor597

Violation141

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 bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2017-01-03

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2015 CAT 1 INSP/TST

ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2014-10-31

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2013 INSPECTION/TEST

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2007-08-09

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-08-07Apt APT 1Eresidential

2024-11-04Apt APT 5Gresidential

2024-10-29Apt 5Hresidential

2020-01-21Apt 4Aresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-12-12

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-30

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-04-24

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2013-11-06

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

LSL SERVICES INC

Head officer

GERALD LEIBMAN

Managing agent

MIGUEL POLANCO

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

3548 TRYON AVENUEBRONX 411 EAST 83 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$5,625

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 12026-05-02$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 22022-02-15$625 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-05-26 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2021-04-15 · $231,064.38

Mortgage2021-04-15$231,064.38

borrower LSL SERVICES, INC. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2016-05-24$750,000

borrower LSL SERVICES INC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-05-05$418,453.04

borrower LSL SERVICES, INC. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2009-09-22$1,482,613.7

borrower LSL SERVICES, INC. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2004-07-14$751,364.32

borrower LSL SERVICES, INC., C/O GERALD F. LEIBMAN, WESTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale