2682 Creston Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03314-0014BIN 2017414

Concern level3 of 4

High

0110 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 33 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 33 apartments.

2018 — 33 units registered2023 — 33

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 51 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 building6 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

274

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 5FIssued 2025-08-07RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5F, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5GIssued 2023-12-07

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE - CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE AT 0.5 MG/CM2 (28 RCNY §11-07(B)) FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5GIssued 2023-12-06

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5GIssued 2023-12-06

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water61

Paint/Plaster9

Unsanitary Condition8

Plumbing4

Water Leak3

Appliance2

Outside Building1

Flooring/Stairs1

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

2347

Noise reports · last 12 mo

196

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1196

Street/Sidewalk736

Commercial267

Vehicle103

Unspecified45

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

962

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony320

Misdemeanor489

Violation153

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 1 annual bedbug report 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 · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-01-02

DOB INTENT TO REVOKE APPROVAL(S) AND PERMIT(S) APPLICATION #X01012585-I1 DUE TO SPECIAL INSPECTOR WITHDRAWAL.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-12-19Apt 5Cresidential

2019-05-02Apt 3Bresidential

2018-08-15Apt 4Fresidential

2018-08-15Apt 3Bresidential

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 2025-09-10

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-11-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2019-11-13

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-11-27

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

M H CRESTON LLC

Head officer

Shaban MEHAJ

Managing agent

VETON MEHAJ

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

2485 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 2540 VALENTINE AVENUEBRONX 2570 BRIGGS AVENUEBRONX 2671 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 2928 JEROME AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-02-26 · $2,890,000

Most recent mortgage2026-07-10 · $52,606.5

Mortgage2026-07-10$52,606.5

borrower MH CRESTON LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.

Mortgage2016-09-14$993,191.79

borrower MH CRESTON LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE NA

Sale2014-02-26$2,890,000

2682-2684 CRESTON AVE OWNER LLC → MH CRESTON LLC

Sale2012-03-15$2,369,627

2682 CRESTON AVENUE LLC → 2682-2684 CRESTON AVE OWNER LLC

Sale2007-08-09$2,700,000

2682 KINGSBRIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC → 2682 CRESTON AVENUE LLC

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