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2780 University Avenue

4,450Records
20City systems
190Open violations
404.4Penalty rate

4,450 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,647 311 service requests, 1,339 HPD complaints, 1,184 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10468
Built1949
Floors6
Res. units100
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)2780 UNI AVENUE OWNER LLC
BBL2032490010
BIN2015300

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 404.4. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations190 total — 89 class C (immediately hazardous), 75 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

300 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 87 · winter 2024–25: 99 · winter 2025–26: 106). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

87
’23–24
99
’24–25
106
’25–26

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

$11,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

618 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (148) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (68) · PLUMBING (66) · WATER LEAK (53) · PAINT/PLASTER (50) · GENERAL (48).

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 (1949)
YesSix or more residential units (100)
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)2780 Uni Avenue Owner LLC
Head officerPeter Hungerford
Managing agentProgress Property Management
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,162,000 $4,122,900
2026$9,561,000 $4,302,450
2027$9,279,000 $4,175,550

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 16/100, 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.

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

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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Goulden Av / Reservoir Av — Bx22 · 450 ft
Citi BikeStrong St & University Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights
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

2780 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

618 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 148 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 PROGRESS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 37 buildings, 2,246 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B17 · C12 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2100 Bronx Park East BX157 D
1187 Anderson Avenue BX129 D
2780 University Avenue BX100 F
2575 Sedgwick Avenue BX86 B
2140 Cruger Avenue BX85 B
2160 Holland Avenue BX85 B
2160 Bolton Street BX72 B
2180 Bolton Street BX72 C
2165 Bolton Street BX67 C
2056 Anthony Avenue BX66 B
3155 Grand Concourse BX65 B
222 Bedford Park Blvd BX63 D
275 East 201 Street BX62 C
3881 Sedgwick Avenue BX60 B
1220 Shakespeare Avenue BX59 D
2559 Sedgwick Avenue BX56 B
120 West 183 Street BX56 A
316 Mosholu Parkway BX55 B
35 East 208 Street BX54 B
655 East 230 Street BX54 C
3070 Hull Avenue BX50 C
250 Bedford Park Blvd BX50 B
3013 Valentine Avenue BX49 A
3339 Hull Avenue BX49 B
3920 Bronx Boulevard BX49 C
100 East Mosholu Parkway BX49 B
3565 Bruckner Boulevard BX49 C
55 East 210 Street BX47 C
3073 Buhre Avenue BX46 B
3010 Valentine Avenue BX45 C
4305 Furman Avenue BX43 B
19 Van Cortlandt Avenue BX43 B
2966 Briggs Avenue BX42 C
3001 Valentine Avenue BX38 B
1210 Woodycrest Avenue BX34 C
221 East 201 Street BX30 C
210 East 201 Street BX30 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,900,000 on 2025-06-02 (lender: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America), covering 37 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
2025-06-02Agreement $131,935,000 — from 4305 FURMAN AVENUE OWNER LLC; 19 VAN COURTLANDT AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2165 BOLTON STREET OWNER to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $131,935,000
2025-06-02Mortgage $131,935,000 — from 2575 SEDGWICK AVENUE OWNER LLC; 100 EAST MOSHOLU PARKWAY OWNER LLC; 2160 HOLLAND AVENUE OW to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $131,935,000
2025-06-02AL&R $131,935,000 — from 4305 FURMAN AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2780 UNI AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2056 ANTHONY AVENUE OWNER LLC; 31 to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $131,935,000
2025-06-02Mortgage $7,900,000 — from 3881 SEDGWICK AVENUE OWNER LLC; 3010 VALENTINE AVENUE OWNER LLC; 210 EAST 201ST STREET OWN to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $7,900,000
2025-06-02AL&R $7,900,000 — from 3881 SEDGWICK AVENUE OWNER LLC; 2180 BOLTON STREET OWNER LLC; 221 EAST 201ST STREET OWNER to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $7,900,000
2025-05-23Deed $10,776,670 — from NYSANDY3 NBP6 LLC to 2780 UNI AVENUE OWNER LLC $10,776,670
2025-05-16Sold for $10,776,670 $10,776,670 $107,767
2021-07-22Agreement $794,947 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NYSANDY3 NBP6 LLC $794,947
2021-07-22Agreement $8,983,104 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to NYSANDY3 NBP6 LLC $8,983,104
2014-03-24Mortgage $2,477,668 — from NYSANDY3 NBP6 LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,477,668
2014-03-24Agreement $9,705,700 — from NYSANDY3 NBP6 LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $9,705,700
2014-03-24Mortgage $859,100 — from NYSANDY3 NBP6 LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $859,100
2014-03-05Deed $14,200,000 — from 2780 UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES LLC to NYSANDY3 NBP6 LLC $14,200,000
2012-01-12Agreement $7,500,000 — from 2780 UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $7,500,000
2012-01-12Mortgage $1,861,171 — from 2780 UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,861,171

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
1,082
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017416602172
20183740178
20190480452
2020314701151
2021219525204
2022016103164
2023225502259
202461,071051,082
2025756196583
2026434200346
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 4,239Ownership & money 70Health & systems 37

Every one of the 4,450 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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