1531 University Avenue
A 14-story building with 5,502 apartments, built in 1950, in the Bronx, NY 10453.
Addresses on the lot: 1531 to 1535 University Avenue, 1551 to 1553 University Avenue, 140 West 174th Street, 150 to 154 West 174th Street, 156 to 158 West 174th Street, 160 to 162 West 174th Street.
HPD records as of October 29, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 1531 University Avenue. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. No owner is registered with HPD.
Does 1531 University Avenue have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 1531 University Avenue as of October 29, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 29, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1531 University Avenue?
No current registration with HPD. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must register every year, so a missing registration is worth asking about.
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 June 2025. HPD’s record has 3 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 24% of residential buildings in 10453 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1531 University 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
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- 1535 Undercliff Avenue146 apartments, built 1930
- 1473 Montgomery Avenue56 apartments, built 1926
- 150 Featherbed Lane48 apartments, built 2009
- 1522 University Avenue60 apartments, built 1924
- 1480 Popham Avenue72 apartments, built 1931
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 29, 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 2-02877-0001.