Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
42
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Fordham Heights
151 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 41 apartments here are rent stabilized.
2259 CRESTON AVENUE · 42 apartments · built 1937 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 41 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/D train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 151 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 2% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
151 violations the city still lists as unresolved
149 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 8 months.
- Fire & life safety32
- Disrepair27
- Pests19
- Plumbing13
- Paint / plaster13
- Heat / hot water9
- Water leak8
- Other7
- Mold7
- Structural7
- Lead paint5
- Refuse / sanitation4
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-11-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.