2851 University Avenue
Class B
Class C
12 months to Sep 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- Fewer open HPD violations than ~88% of buildings in this ZIP (1 open)
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (1 vs ~25)
- Built in 2019 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 18 of 18 units
About this building
City records list 2019 as the year built — newer than 92% of the 600 buildings we cover in ZIP 10468. The building’s floor space is 4 times the size of its lot: 16,543 sq ft of building on a 4,107 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 31, 2026.
2851 University Avenue
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- City records show 1 open HPD violation at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2026 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 18 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Provide sufficient, proper and separate metal receptacles for the deposit of garbage….
2851 University Avenue sits in Bronx, ZIP 10468. The closest subway is Kingsbridge Rd (4) (8-minute walk), served by the 4 line.
Building Condition
Issued September 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-09-24
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- 2026-09-15 · Apt BLDG · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2020-09-02 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2019, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 59
- PETIT LARCENY: 54
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 41
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 31
- GRAND LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLE: 27
- Illegal Parking: 441
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 432
- Noise - Residential: 232
- PLUMBING: 89
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 71
- 85 WEST 197 STREET
- 2790 UNIVERSITY AVE
- 2851 SEDGWICK AVE
- P.S. 315 Lab School
- P.S. 360
- P.S. 340
- P.S. 315 Lab School
- The New School for Leadership and Journalism
- JHS 143 John Peter Tetard
- Walton High School
- High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- The Marie Curie School for Medicine, Nursing, and
- Kingsbridge Rd
- Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College
- Grade A
- Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music, The
- Major General John R Brown Triangle
- International School For Liberal Arts
- The New School For Leadership And Journalism
- Washington's Walk
- P.s. 340
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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