2,339 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,085 HPD complaints, 826 311 service requests, 289 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 59.7. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1998-12-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
101 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 47). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Animal (1) · PLUMBING (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1922) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (45) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL FAUST |
| Managing agent | URBAN MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,380,000 | $1,071,000 |
| 2026 | $2,386,000 | $1,073,700 |
| 2027 | $2,445,000 | $1,100,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 27/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Mt Eden Av — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: University Av / W 175 St — Bx3 Bx36 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Featherbed Ln & Nelson Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199X - The Shakespeare School. 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.
1610 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 |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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.
Managed by URBAN MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 511 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 East 171 Street | BX | 76 | B |
| 40 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 51 | B |
| 1403 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 46 | A |
| 1610 University Avenue | BX | 45 | B |
| 626 West 135 Street | MN | 31 | B |
| 78 Ellwood Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 464 West 150 Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 160 Morningside Avenue | MN | 30 | A |
| 25 Convent Avenue | MN | 30 | B |
| 72 Ellwood Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 470 West 150 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 21 Convent Avenue | MN | 24 | B |
| 1002 Garrison Avenue | BX | 21 | A |
| 113 Morningside Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 1862 Lexington Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 1475 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 1860 Lexington Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,245,845 on 2018-12-17 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-17 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2018-12-17 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2018-12-17 | Mortgage $1,245,846 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,245,846 | |
| 2012-09-17 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-17 | Mortgage $74,833 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $74,833 | |
| 2012-09-17 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2009-11-04 | Mortgage $1,385,750 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,385,750 | |
| 2009-11-04 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2009-11-04 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 1998-12-10 | Mortgage $859,000 — from 1610 UNIVERSITY AVE.REALTY LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $859,000 | |
| 1990-07-10 | Mortgage $505,000 — from S.M.P. UNIVERSITY PROPER to 1610 UNI, INC. | $505,000 | |
| 1990-07-10 | Mortgage $770,000 — from S.M.P. UNIVERSITY PROPER to 1610 UNIVERSITY MTGEASN | $770,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 2 | 239 |
| 2018 | 0 | 332 | 4 | 2 | 338 |
| 2019 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| 2020 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 2023 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| 2024 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2025 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| 2026 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
Every one of the 2,339 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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