2505 University Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03220-0110BIN 2014848

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0167 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 36 apartments
0238 of those issued in the last 3 years
0319 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years
061 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

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 35 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 36 apartments.

2018 — 35 units registered2023 — 35

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1917

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building15 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

113

Open now

504

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-01

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM WRONG INFORMATION POSTED AT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2026-01-28

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE TESTED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, POSITIVE LEAD-BASED PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification Postponment Denied

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2026-01-27

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2026-01-27

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

484

All time

119

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water375

Door/Window19

Unsanitary Condition19

Appliance15

Plumbing15

Electric13

General10

Paint/Plaster9

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

1093

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential537

Street/Sidewalk491

Vehicle44

Unspecified17

Park2

House of Worship1

Commercial1

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

298

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony113

Misdemeanor124

Violation61

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-04-20

MASONRY RETAINING WALL APPRX. TEN FEET HIGH AND FIFTY FEET LONG AT EXPOSURE#3 IN REAR YARD IS IN A SEVERE STAGE OF DISREPAIR. RETAINING WALL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS, BULGING OUT AND SHOWS EVIDENCE OF MOVEMENT. THE WALL HAS A LEAN OVER 10 DEGREES AND HAS A POTENTIAL TO COLLAPSE.

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2008-01-24

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1995-03-13

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-09-13Apt W/Eresidential

2020-01-08Apt 1Aresidential

2018-09-12Apt 4Fresidential

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 2026-01-06

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-04-14

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2024-03-13

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2023-01-06

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

NAIM REALTY CORP

Head officer

AVNI GECAJ

Managing agent

ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC

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

1134 STRATFORD AVENUEBRONX 1324 OGDEN AVENUEBRONX 136 WEST 87 STREETMANHATTAN 1484 ST NICHOLAS AVENUEMANHATTAN 2321 HUGHES AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$18,750

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 12026-09-22$6,250 due

ConstructionClass 22026-05-31$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12025-03-16$5,000 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12022-05-17$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-03-04 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2008-04-16 · $1,400,000

Mortgage2008-04-16$1,400,000

borrower NAIM REALTY CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2004-01-09$750,000

borrower NAIM REALTY CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2001-12-12$1,025,000

borrower NAIM REALTY CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage1994-11-15$319,760.35

borrower NAIM REALTY REALTY CORP · lender LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY

Mortgage1994-11-15$900,000

borrower NAIM REALTY CORP · lender LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY

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