2685 University Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03248-0049BIN 2015260

Concern level3 of 4

High

0134 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 5 apartments
0229 of those issued in the last 3 years
0320 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0411 active DOB violation(s)
0517 evictions executed in the last 3 years
066 DOB fines 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 177 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — of about 180 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

Built

Floors

180

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 57 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 building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

741

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 30DIssued 2026-09-29RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 30D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''D'', AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-29

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT 1ST FIRE DOOR FROM NORTH AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, SECTION ''D''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-27

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT FIRST DOOR LEADING FROM PUBLUC HALL TO SOUTH YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, SECTION ''B''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-27

§ 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 SIGN MISSING , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

216

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water63

General31

Paint/Plaster31

Unsanitary Condition17

Appliance16

Door/Window16

Plumbing13

Flooring/Stairs11

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

2077

Noise reports · last 12 mo

173

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1575

Street/Sidewalk384

Vehicle47

Commercial45

Unspecified24

Park2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

381

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony130

Misdemeanor168

Violation83

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 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

124

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-29

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED STEP CRACK, DAMAGED/LOOSE/OPEN MORTAR JOINTS, DAMAGED WIINDOW LINTELS, SPALLING STONE ON ALL EXPOSURE. STEP CRACK ON BRICK MASONRY AND MOVEMENT OF WALL OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE 2 REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPALCE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-29

EWO. OBSRVD CRACKD/DISPLACD/BULGING BRICKS MASONRY @ THE FACDE, LINTEL & WINDOWSILLS. REMDY:IMMEDLY RETAIN A NYS RDP TO DIRECT & SUPERVSE WRK IN CONNECTN W/ REMOVAL & STABILIZTNOF CRACKD/DISPLACD/BULGING BRICK MASONRY @ THE FACDE, LINTEL & WINDOWSILLS. RDP MUST BE ONSITE F/T WHIL -E WRK TKING PLACE & ENSURE SFTY. RDP IS TO PROVIDE DAILY RPRT TOFCDE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2026-07-29

FTM. OBSRVD LOOSE BRICKS, LOOSE WINDOWSILL, CRACKING/BULGING SPANDREL WALLS OPEN MORTAR JOINTS, CRACKING/BULGING LINTEL BRICKS @ EXP2 S.ELEV OF MULTI LOCATNS. REMDY:IMMEDLY RETAIN ANYS RDP W/ QEWI CERTI W/ MASO NRY FACDE EXPERCE TO INSPCT/EVALUTEENTIRE MASONRY FACDE. PROVDE ADEQT SFTY MEAS & FILE UNSF FISP REPRT. FILE PERMIT. SUBMIT REPRT BY8.21.26

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-08-20Apt 22Bresidential

2026-05-26Apt 54Aresidential

2026-04-06Apt 24Bresidential

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.

CLOSED

Heat Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2026-06-04

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-10

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-28

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ARDOWORK CORPORATION

Head officer

CARLO CEPPI

Managing agent

CARLO CEPPI

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$67,460

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.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-07-29$2,430 due

DEFAULTUnknownClass 22026-07-29$1,280 due

ElevatorsClass 12026-07-24$1,250 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22026-05-20$10,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1981-01-08 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2004-06-07 · $1,946,456.94

Mortgage2004-06-07$1,946,456.94

borrower HARLEY, N.V., ONAMOC N.V., INC. F/K/A, ARDOWORK CORPORATION F/K/A · lender RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO

Mortgage1999-06-07$2,239,822.5

borrower HARLEY, N.V., ARDOWORK CORPORATION, ONAMOC N.V. INC. · lender RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

Mortgage1995-06-26$415,240.35

borrower ARDOWOEK CORP, ONAMOC N.V. · lender ISTITUTO BANCARIO SAN PAOLO DI TORINO S.P.A

Mortgage1985-02-26$878,578.97

borrower ONAMOC N.V., INC. · lender GLOBE MORTGAGE COMPANY

Mortgage1983-01-04$450,000

borrower HARLEY N.V., ONAMOC N.V.,INC./FKA · lender FRIGERIO, ENRICO

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticeincl. property tax2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale