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2685 University Avenue

3,308Records
20City systems
76Open violations
78.5Penalty rate

3,308 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,113 311 service requests, 945 HPD complaints, 741 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units180
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)ARDOWORK CORPORATION
BBL2032480049
BIN2015260

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 78.5. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations76 total — 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-02.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

96 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 43 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

7
’23–24
38
’24–25
43
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$56,210 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

322 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (73) · HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · GENERAL (30) · PAINT/PLASTER (20) · Elevator (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14).

Filed construction activity

$236,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (180)
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)ARDOWORK CORPORATION
Head officerCARLO CEPPI
Managing agentCARLO CEPPI
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,231,000 $6,403,950
2026$14,402,000 $6,480,900
2027$13,867,000 $6,240,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Perista RestaurantAmericanAMice evidence · Closed by DOHMH on 2025-04-14

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2012 (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.

Getting around

SubwayKingsbridge Rd — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West Kingsbridge Rd / University Av — Bx3 Bx9 Bx32 · 150 ft
Citi BikeEames Pl & Claflin Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 340
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

2685 University Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

322 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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: $1,946,456 on 2004-08-30 (lender: New York Community Bank, Successor To and Richmond County Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-08-30Mortgage $1,946,457 — from ONAMOC N.V., INC. F/K/A; ARDOWORK CORPORATION F/K/A; HARLEY, N.V. to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO $1,946,457
2004-08-30Agreement $5,700,000 — from RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO to HARLEY, N.V.; ARDOWORK CORPORATION F/K/A; ONAMOC N.V., INC. F/K/A $5,700,000
1999-06-07Mortgage $2,239,822 — from HARLEY, N.V.; ARDOWORK CORPORATION; ONAMOC N.V. INC. to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $2,239,823
1995-06-26Mortgage $415,240 — from ONAMOC N.V.; ARDOWOEK CORP to ISTITUTO BANCARIO SAN PAOLO DI TORINO S. $415,240
1985-02-26Mortgage $878,579 — from ONAMOC N.V., INC. to GLOBE MORTGAGE COMPANY $878,579
1983-01-04Mortgage $450,000 — from ONAMOC N.V.,INC./FKA; HARLEY N.V. to FRIGERIO, ENRICO $450,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017115236215269
20180923606251
201908159011178
202008330546
2021066501182
2022014760999
202321211103128
20241825007266
2025112313011337
202601822902249
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 271Housing & tenants 2,855Ownership & money 29Health & systems 105

Every one of the 3,308 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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