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1640 University Ave

Bronx, NY 10453Company-ownedBBL 2028760088BIN 2008828
Year Built1915
Floors5
Units25
Building Area20,635 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassC1
Market Value$1.5M

1640 UNIVERSITY AVE is a property located at 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1915. It has 5 floors and 25 units. The building area is 20,635 square feet on a 5,704 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $1.5M. It last sold for $3.5M on Dec 3, 2014. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 15 building permits on record (11 active). There are 177 violations on record (13 currently open). 22 docketed judgments carrying $600 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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1,208records on file
100Energy Star

Completed in 1915, 1640 University Ave rises 5 stories over Bronx. Public records put it at 25 units and 20,635 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.5M, and assessed for tax at $689K. In the 88 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,208 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 844 of its 1,208 records, fully 70%, fall under that one heading. Violation (177) and enforcement (34) trail well behind. 13 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2009.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 100, with a site energy-use intensity of 18.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 48 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 70% complaint, 88 years of accumulation, a parcel of Bronx — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

70% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

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Property Details

Address1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1915
Floors5
Total Units25
Building Area20,635 sqft
Lot Size5,704 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ConditionAverage
2028760088
2008828
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.5M
$689K
$24K
$3.5M
Last Sale DateDec 3, 2014

Building Permits

15 on record · 11 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Dec 4, 2017Est. cost $387KJob #220340646-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 14, 2017Job #220340646-01-04
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 14, 2016Job #220340646-01-02
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 27, 2016Job #220340646-01-03
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 23, 2015Job #220340646-01-01

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Violations

177 on record · 13 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$600
Judgments · 22 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Ticket #048884410Z
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2024Ticket #048353452Y
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #0211376909
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2017Ticket #035212865L
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2016Ticket #0190455770
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSE

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HPDClass C
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Sep 3, 2026#19186062

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass C
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Sep 3, 2026#19186063

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass A
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued Sep 3, 2026#19186064

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... OBSERVED LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass B
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Sep 3, 2026#19186065

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''NORTH''

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Sep 3, 2026#19186066

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER PROTUDING MORE THAN 6 INCHES FROM WINDOW SILL AT 1ST FIRE ESCAPE FROM NORTH AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL AT 5TH STORY BALCONY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx built?

The building at 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 was constructed in 1915. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 25 units. The building area is 20,635 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx?

Yes. 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has 15 building permits on record, with 11 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Dec 4, 2017.

Does 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx have violations?

Yes. 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has 177 violations on record, with 13 currently open. Breakdown: 17 DOB, 13 ECB, 147 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has 22 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $600. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE?

1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 has an assessed market value of $1.5M and a total assessed value of $689K (land: $24K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE last sold?

1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 last sold for $3.5M on Dec 3, 2014. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE?

1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 is zoned R7-1. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1640 UNIVERSITY AVE?

1640 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bronx, NY 10453 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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