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2505 University Avenue

2,796Records
17City systems
112Open violations
372.3Penalty rate

2,796 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,148 311 service requests, 906 HPD complaints, 503 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1917
Floors5
Res. units36
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NAIM REALTY CORP.
BBL2032200110
BIN2014848

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 372.3. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations112 total — 67 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-26.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

486 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 52 · winter 2024–25: 195 · winter 2025–26: 235). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

52
’23–24
195
’24–25
235
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

265 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (226) · GENERAL (6) · APPLIANCE (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)NAIM REALTY CORP
Head officerAVNI GECAJ
Managing agentARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,223,000 $550,350
2026$1,322,000 $594,900
2027$1,333,000 $599,850

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayFordham Rd — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: University Av / W 190 St — Bx3 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWebb Ave & W 190 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 310 Marble Hill
Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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

2505 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

265 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 226 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC — 20 buildings, 840 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C11 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 W Mosholu Parkway N BX91 C
2825 Claflin Avenue BX82 C
70 Marble Hill Avenue MN69 A
3424 DeKalb Avenue BX65 C
2895 Grand Concourse BX55 D
1230 Leland Avenue BX49 C
2760 Creston Avenue BX46 B
2786 Jerome Avenue BX42 D
710 Gerard Avenue BX39 C
2839 Decatur Avenue BX39 B
1134 Stratford Avenue BX39 C
2505 University Avenue BX36 D
1324 Ogden Avenue BX36 B
1921 Hobart Avenue BX33 C
6125 Broadway BX30 C
2550 Briggs Avenue BX28 C
4225 Carpenter Avenue BX26 C
2321 Hughes Avenue BX17 C
136 West 87 Street MN10 B
2628 3 Avenue BX8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2008-04-24 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-28M&CON $5,750,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,750,000
2022-06-28AL&R $5,750,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $5,750,000
2018-01-29AL&R $5,000,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP., to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2018-01-29M&CON $5,000,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP., to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2012-09-28M&CON $3,600,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,600,000
2012-09-28AL&R $3,600,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,600,000
2008-04-24AL&R $1,400,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,400,000
2008-04-24Mortgage $1,400,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,400,000
2004-02-11Mortgage $750,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $750,000
2003-10-31AL&R $993,104 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to NAIM REALTY CORP $993,104
2001-12-12Mortgage $1,025,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,025,000
1994-11-15Mortgage $319,760 — from NAIM REALTY REALTY CORP to LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY $319,760
1994-11-15Mortgage $900,000 — from NAIM REALTY CORP to LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY $900,000
1993-07-06Mortgage $120,000 — from GANI REALTY CORP; SHYPRI REALTY CORP; NAIM REALTY CORP to LITTLE PERRY ASSOCIATES $120,000
1987-02-02Mortgage $363,808 — from NAIM REALTY CORP. to GLOBE MORTGAGE COMPANY $363,808

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740710277
201800542258
201900810182
20200015301154
20210235604362
20220528049298
202300154013167
20240113966152
20250339104398
20260419501200
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 2,612Ownership & money 67Health & systems 75

Every one of the 2,796 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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