1636 University Avenue
A 5-story building with 25 apartments, built in 1915, in the Bronx, NY 10453.
HPD records as of October 29, 2026
1636 University Avenue has 20 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 25 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. No owner is registered with HPD. 25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1636 University Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 20 open violations as of October 29, 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 | 17 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 14 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 25 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 29, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1636 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 23 older cases, the latest from 2020.
It was once in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, for the city’s worst-maintained buildings, and has since left it.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 1636 University Avenue rent stabilized?
25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 25 of the building’s 25 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1640 University Avenue25 apartments, built 1915
- 1632 University Avenue24 apartments, built 1915
- 1643 Nelson Avenue58 apartments, built 1927
- 1652 University Avenue21 apartments, built 1912
- 1656 University Avenue20 apartments, built 1912
- 1658 University Avenue21 apartments, built 1915
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 2-02876-0087.