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2305 University Avenue

14,420Records
20City systems
97Open violations
844.9Penalty rate

14,420 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 5,661 311 service requests, 5,459 HPD complaints, 2,708 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)2305 AVENUE LLC D
BBL2032180058
BIN2014745

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 844.9. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations97 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

288 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 104 · winter 2024–25: 73 · winter 2025–26: 53). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

104
’23–24
73
’24–25
53
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$30,835 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

2,009 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (619) · Noise (276) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (230) · PAINT/PLASTER (224) · HEAT/HOT WATER (137) · FLOORING/STAIRS (129).

Filed construction activity

$1,770,889 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)2305 AVENUE LLC D
Head officerSTEVE A FINKELSTEIN
Managing agentROGER TATE
Last registered2025-07-10

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,191,000 $1,435,950
2026$3,335,000 $1,500,750
2027$3,606,000 $1,622,700

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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 2025 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway183 St — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: University Av / W 183 St — Bx3 · 650 ft
Citi BikeAqueduct Ave & North St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 291
Middle: 447,363. 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.

Report a problem to 311

2305 University Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2,009 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 137 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,267,338 on 2020-03-19 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.), covering 8 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-19Mortgage $7,267,339 — from 686 ROSEWOOD AVE LLC D; 2305 AVENUE LLC D; 2505 OLINVILLE AVENUE LLC D; 2315 WALTON LLC D; to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $7,267,339
2020-03-19Agreement $63,800,000 — from 686 ROSEWOOD AVE LLC D; 1475 PALACE TOO LLC D; 2505 OLINVILLE AVENUE LLC D; 2515 OLINVILLE to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $63,800,000
2016-04-29Mortgage $837,850 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $837,850
2016-04-29AL&R $7,300,000 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $7,300,000
2016-04-29Agreement $7,300,000 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $7,300,000
2014-06-19Mortgage $2,242,363 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $2,242,363
2014-06-19Agreement $6,560,000 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $6,560,000
2014-06-19AL&R $6,560,000 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $6,560,000
2011-12-14M&CON $896,676 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $896,676
2011-12-14AL&R $4,500,000 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,500,000
2006-12-04Agreement $3,800,000 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION $3,800,000
2006-12-04AL&R $3,800,000 — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION to 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC $3,800,000
2006-12-04Mortgage $1,063,938 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION $1,063,938
2003-12-31Agreement $2,855,000 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to BEAR STERNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE $2,855,000
2003-12-31Mortgage $935,799 — from 2305 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC to BEAR STERNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE $935,799

Ten-year activity

5,0002,5000
2017
2018
2019
2020
4,548
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702126011139
20180820707222
20192411705128
2020581,103881,132
20217304,4920194,548
20225151,1750101,205
20232121,0580151,087
20243331,214071,257
20252231,764041,793
2026591,448081,470
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 218Housing & tenants 13,955Ownership & money 69Health & systems 115

Every one of the 14,420 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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