1285 Merriam Avenue

An 8-story building with 85 apartments, built in 2005, in the Bronx, NY 10452.

HPD records as of October 28, 2026

7open HPD violations2 immediately hazardous

12complaints to HPD, past year5 about heat or hot water

Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023

October 2022latest housing court case2 cases on record, all years

1285 Merriam Avenue has 7 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to UNIVERSITY AVENUE SENIOR HDFC.

Does 1285 Merriam Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 7 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	2
B, hazardous	30 days	5
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	0

It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 4 have been closed.

Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD

Who owns 1285 Merriam Avenue?

1285 Merriam Avenue is registered with HPD to UNIVERSITY AVENUE SENIOR HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building

Housing court and evictions

The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2022. HPD’s record has 2 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.

City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 38% of residential buildings in 10452 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1285 Merriam Avenue rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 2-02529-0025.