Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 5), discharged 2015-09-21.
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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 37 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 37 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 37 units registered2023 — 37
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.
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 HAZARDOUSApt 43AIssued 2026-02-26
§ 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 HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 43A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10AIssued 2025-12-31
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ITEMS OBSTRUCTING ACCESS TO WINDOW LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 10A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 10AIssued 2025-12-30RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 30AIssued 2025-08-11
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 30A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.
311 complaints from tenants
96
All time
36
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water36
Unsanitary Condition24
Paint/Plaster10
Plumbing8
Door/Window6
Water Leak6
Electric5
Safety1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-03-05 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-02-25 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-25 · closed
The building
1923
Built
5
Floors
37
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
C
Grade C — below average
ENERGY STAR score 65 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.
Evictions
5
Executed, all time
1
Last 3 years
2026-05-27Apt 20Bresidential
2023-07-24Apt 10Aresidential
2022-10-13Apt 43Aresidential
2018-06-25Apt 23Aresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Housing court
19
Cases on record
0
Open now
12
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
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 2026-05-12
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2014-06-12
False Certification Non-Lead
CLOSEDOpened 2014-02-06
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2013-07-18
Heat / hot water
Concern level3 of 4
High
018 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
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.
DOB building violations
2
Active
9
On record
2
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01
FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2023-12-01
FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
10
Annual filings
2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated
2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated
Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
WFHA CRESTON AVENUE LP
Head officer
JOHN WARREN
Managing agent
MHR MANAGEMENT INC
40 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
Ownership & money
9
Recorded sales
16
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2012-07-05 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2016-04-20 · $3,156,690
Mortgage2016-04-20$3,156,690
borrower HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC., WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS
Mortgage2013-05-23$8,762,954
borrower HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC, WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Mortgage2013-05-23$4,060,421
borrower HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC, WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Mortgage2013-05-23$1,376,625
borrower WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P., HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Mortgage2013-05-23$7,231,440
borrower HP CRESTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC, WFHA CRESTON AVENUE, L.P. · lender NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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.
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
3473
Noise reports · last 12 mo
289
≈ per month
43
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk1601
Residential1480
Vehicle218
Commercial123
Unspecified47
House of Worship3
Helicopter1
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.