2170 University Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03211-0009BIN 2014580

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0150 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0234 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
059 evictions executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 112 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 111 apartments.

2018 — 112 units registered2023 — 112

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1959

Built

Floors

111

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 74 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building11 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

121

Open now

1412

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3NIssued 2026-09-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3NIssued 2026-09-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3N, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-04

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1PIssued 2026-08-04

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST AND NORTH WALL LESS THAN 30 SQ. FT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1P, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17496919 ISSUED 02-DEC-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

852

All time

212

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water183

Unsanitary Condition143

Door/Window124

Plumbing111

Paint/Plaster66

General63

Water Leak44

Appliance43

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

956

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential439

Street/Sidewalk409

Vehicle80

Unspecified18

Commercial7

Park2

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

270

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony97

Misdemeanor117

Violation56

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2025-01-08

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-04-26

PARTIAL VACATE 4/26/24 DUE TO MULTIPLE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS CRACKED MASONRY BRICKS & CRACKED PARAPET WERE OBSERVED. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE MADE THE COURTYARD AT EXP2 (NORTH), EX4 (SOUTH) UNABLE TO BE OCCUPIED. REMEDY:VACATE ENTIRE COURTYARDS AT EXP2 (NORTH) & EXP4 (SOUTH) COURTYARDS TO BE USED IN EMERGENCIES ONLY

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-11Apt 5Cresidential

2025-12-18Apt 4Gresidential

2025-12-11Apt 6Presidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-05-19

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-05-23

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-05-15

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-04-23

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2170 U LLC

Head officer

DAVID SCHORR

Managing agent

CESAR MORALES

11 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1200 COLLEGE AVENUEBRONX 1305 SHERIDAN AVENUEBRONX 1310 SHERIDAN AVENUEBRONX 1340 MERRIAM AVENUEBRONX 1504 SHERIDAN AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12025-07-01$5,000 penalty

Local LawClass 22025-04-08$2,500 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-10-01$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-01-31 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-08-27 · $100,000

Mortgage2019-08-27$100,000

borrower 2170 U LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Sale2018-01-31no recorded price

CORA REALTY CO., L.L.C. → 2170 U LLC

Mortgage2018-01-31$6,353,532.24

borrower 2170 U LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2011-04-15$2,573,225.85

borrower CORA REALTY CO., L.L.C. · lender BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC

Mortgage2001-07-05$1,405,288.65

borrower CORA REALTY CO., LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale