2479 University Avenue

A 5-story building with 21 apartments, built in 1916, in the Bronx, NY 10468.

HPD records as of October 23, 2026

30open HPD violations15 immediately hazardous

0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat

20rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023

Nonehousing court cases in 5 years1 older

2479 University Avenue has 30 open HPD violations, 15 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to ERCAT REALTY CORP. 20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 2479 University Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 30 open violations as of October 23, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

Class	Deadline	Open
C, immediately hazardous	24 hours for most	15
B, hazardous	30 days	5
A, non-hazardous	About 90 days	10

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

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

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 23, 2026.

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 2479 University Avenue?

2479 University Avenue is registered with HPD to ERCAT REALTY CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.

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 1 older case, the latest from 2005.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 30% of residential buildings in 10468 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 2479 University Avenue rent stabilized?

20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 20 of the building’s 21 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 23, 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 2-03219-0197.