2315 Creston Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03172-0032BIN 2013890

Concern level3 of 4

High

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
027 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0312 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
05$10,000 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 43 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 43 apartments.

2018 — 43 units registered2023 — 43

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

1941

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 45 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 building8 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

124

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 HAZARDOUSApt 4FIssued 2017-03-015+ YRS OLD

D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO 4TH STY WEST APT 4F. LOCATED AT APT 4F

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2017-03-015+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2017-03-015+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM KEY LOCK DOOR AT BOILER ROOM, BASEMENT

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2017-03-015+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS excreta present IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water7

Elevator5

Appliance4

Paint/Plaster4

Plumbing4

Unsanitary Condition3

Flooring/Stairs3

Door/Window1

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

3706

Noise reports · last 12 mo

309

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1753

Residential1518

Vehicle265

Commercial119

Unspecified46

House of Worship4

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1276

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

106

≈ per month

Felony471

Misdemeanor656

Violation149

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 7 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 · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-11-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-02-06Apt 1Fresidential

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 2015-12-03

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

EKTO REALTY CORP

Head officer

IGNACIO CASTILLO

Managing agent

EXCLUSIVE REALTY CORP

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

1278 UNION AVENUEBRONX 1291 SPOFFORD AVENUEBRONX 153 FATHER ZEISER PLACEBRONX 2254 CEDAR AVENUEBRONX 2269 HAMPDEN PLACEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$10,000

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 12026-08-01$5,000 due

ConstructionClass 12026-08-01$2,500 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-04-16$1,280 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12024-09-12$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1988-07-07 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-01-27 · $364,130.86

Mortgage2022-01-27$364,130.86

borrower EKTO REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2017-06-22$543,893.03

borrower EKTO REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-09-12$263,800.22

borrower EKTO REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-09-12$2,325,000

borrower EKTO REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2008-09-19$934,086.75

borrower EKTO REALTY CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

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