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2020 Creston Ave, Bronx

BBL 2-02808-0066

Built
1941
Floors
6
Residential units
59
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R8
Lot area
11,700 sq ft
Floor area
57,000 sq ft
Last transfer
No price recorded

En español: 4 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 22 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 20 años abierta, desde el 19 de agosto de 2006.

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  1. 4

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.

    13 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 18

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Mold.

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 44 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 51 Class C violations, all 51 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 22 open HPD violations run from March 9, 2024 to October 23, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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4 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 19, 2006.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since April 26, 2012. Reason on the order: fire damage.
OATH/ECB summonses
4 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $1,875 in penalties imposed. 1 judgment docketed, on June 30, 2022. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • October 19, 2022, DOB: Fail submit required report of critical examination documenting exterior wall. In violation.
  • December 11, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain elevator or conveying system. In violation, $625 penalty imposed.
  • August 30, 2021, DOB: Failure to maintain building walls or appurtenances. Resolved by stipulation, $1,250 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 4 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 4, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for elevator affirmations of correction. The newest was issued January 26, 2018.
Housing court
7 housing court cases here since 2005.
DOB facade
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed November 9, 2022 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2008 and SWARMP in 2012. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program.
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 2 work permits here, the newest issued September 9, 2022, for General Construction work.
  • General Construction, issued September 9, 2022, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued April 7, 2022, signed off.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 75 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected July 24, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed May 13, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C4 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Not complied with19060115VANWALD HOLDING CO
Not complied with19060114VANWALD HOLDING CO
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with16650305
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with16650304
Class B18 open most often Mold
Notice sent19184819
CIV14 mailed19116152VANWALD HOLDING CO
Certified on time19060117VANWALD HOLDING CO
Certified on time19060116VANWALD HOLDING CO
CIV14 mailed19060113VANWALD HOLDING CO
CIV14 mailed19060112VANWALD HOLDING CO
CIV14 mailed19060111VANWALD HOLDING CO
CIV14 mailed19060110VANWALD HOLDING CO
CIV14 mailed19060109VANWALD HOLDING CO
CIV14 mailed19060108VANWALD HOLDING CO
The report lists all 18, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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Questions about this building

Does 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx have open violations?

Yes. 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx had 22 open violations on October 10, 2026: 22 from HPD. 4 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 20 years, since August 19, 2006.

Is 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 44 certifications filed against 2 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 51 Class C violations, all 51 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since April 26, 2012. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Does 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for elevator affirmations of correction. The newest was issued January 26, 2018. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx been in housing court?

Yes. 7 housing court cases here since 2005. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

What did the latest facade report find at 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx?

Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed November 9, 2022 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2008 and SWARMP in 2012. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx?

ENERGY STAR score 75 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx last inspected?

On July 24, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx last file its bedbug report?

On May 13, 2026, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx built?

The city's record gives 1941 as the year 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 59 residential units at 2020 Creston Avenue, Bronx. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 2020 Creston Ave, Bronx: 59 units, 4 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/2020-creston-avenue-bronx

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