3,915 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,447 HPD housing violations, 1,175 HPD complaints, 996 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2632. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 122 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 71 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-26. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 38 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$65,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
188 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (34) · HEAT/HOT WATER (34) · GENERAL (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (18) · PLUMBING (14) · APPLIANCE (12).
$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1970 UNIVERSITY LLC |
| Head officer | SANTOS NAJARO |
| Managing agent | ROBERT RODFAR |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $781,000 | $351,450 |
| 2026 | $703,000 | $316,350 |
| 2027 | $738,000 | $332,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Burnside Av — 4 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: University Av / W 179 St — Bx3 Bx40 Bx42 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | University Ave & W Burnside Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 306 Middle: The Bronx School of Young Leaders. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
1970 University Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
188 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 34 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,657,474 on 2013-12-10 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-10 | Mortgage $1,657,474 — from 1970 UNIVERSITY , LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,657,474 | |
| 2013-12-10 | Agreement $2,212,000 — from 1970 UNIVERSITY , LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,212,000 | |
| 2013-12-10 | AL&R $2,212,000 — from 1970 UNIVERSITY , LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,212,000 | |
| 2006-04-28 | AL&R $370,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 1970 UNIVERSITY, LLC | $370,000 | |
| 2006-04-28 | Mortgage $370,000 — from 1970 UNIVERSITY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $370,000 | |
| 2004-07-04 | DEEDO $1,150,000 — from RAMAH REALTY CORP to 1970 UNIVERSITY LLC | $1,150,000 | |
| 2004-07-04 | Mortgage $188,433 — from 1970 UNIVERSITY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $188,433 | |
| 2004-07-04 | Agreement $862,500 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 1970 UNIVERSITY LLC | $862,500 | |
| 2001-01-12 | Mortgage $159,518 — from RAMAH REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $159,518 | |
| 1999-03-15 | Mortgage $202,705 — from 1970/74 UNIVERSITY REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB | $202,705 | |
| 1996-04-02 | Mortgage $375,000 — from 1970 UNIVERSITY REALTY PARTNERS L.P. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $375,000 | |
| 1990-05-07 | Mortgage $240,576 — from SINGH, SUBHAS; SINGH, GOMATTEE to CHRYSLER FIRST BUS CRDT | $240,576 | |
| 1988-12-20 | Mortgage $490,000 — from BEL REALTY CO. to UNITED NRTRN FED SVSBNK | $490,000 | |
| 1987-07-29 | Mortgage $41,000 — from BEL REALTY CO. to 1011 REALTY CORP. | $41,000 | |
| 1983-06-03 | Mortgage $39,000 — from CHALLENGER ESTATES LTD. to MARIOTTI, ELKE B. | $39,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 419 | 0 | 9 | 429 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 99 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 96 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 5 | 4 | 124 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 28 | 157 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | 592 | 0 | 16 | 617 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 0 | 7 | 359 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 0 | 7 | 191 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 251 | 0 | 3 | 262 |
Every one of the 3,915 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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