2751 University Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03249-0117BIN 2015342

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0115 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0211 of those issued in the last 3 years
039 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0414 active DOB violation(s)
05Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
061 eviction executed in the last 3 years
075 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 32 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 32 apartments.

2018 — 32 units registered2023 — 32

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1936

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 17 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

156

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 BIssued 2024-12-19

§ 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 B, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1CIssued 2024-11-12

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2024-06-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2024-06-24

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition12

Heat/Hot Water12

Plumbing5

Paint/Plaster3

Water Leak2

Door/Window2

Flooring/Stairs2

General2

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

2461

Noise reports · last 12 mo

205

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1811

Street/Sidewalk507

Vehicle65

Commercial41

Unspecified35

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

371

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony133

Misdemeanor160

Violation78

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 6 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 OPTIONAL2024-02-21

PARTIAL VACATE ORD @WEST ELE SIDE COURTYARD SEVERELY SPALLED/LOOSE STUCCO LOCATED @ MULTIPLE LOCATIONS & AT NORTH ELEV (REAR COURTYARD) SEVERELY CRACK CHIMNEY @TOP ROOF.THESE CONDITIONS HAVE MADE THE SIDE COURTYARDS @ WEST ELE&REAR COND @N ELE UNABLE TO OCCUPY. REMEDY:VACATE SIDE COURTYARD@WEST ELE & REAR COURTYARD @ NORTH ELEVATION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2022-04-20

FTM EXTERIOR BLDG FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. BLDG HAS DAMAGED SLATE WINDOW SULLS, RUSTED LINTELS, RUSTED FIRE ESCAPE, OBJECTS ON THE FIRE ESCAPE, PEELING/SPALLING BRIACKS ON PARAPET WALLS EXP 2 AND 3, INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED A/C, DAMAGED SATILITE DISH. REMEDY: MAINTAIN BLDG FACADE, PROVIDE APPROVED SAFETY MEASURES REPAIR DAMAGED FACADE

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-07-23Apt 5Eresidential

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 2009-04-09

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-01-17

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2751 UNIVERSITY AVENUE LLC

Head officer

ENVER REXHEPI

Managing agent

2751 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LLC

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$37,500

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 22025-02-25$1,280 penalty

ConstructionClass 12024-02-12$2,500 penalty

DEFAULTLocal LawClass 22022-12-09$10,000 penalty

Local LawClass 22021-06-01$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2006-04-05 · $2,700,000

Most recent mortgage2011-11-17 · $250,714.18

Mortgage2011-11-17$250,714.18

borrower 2751 UNIVERSITY AVE., LLC · lender INVESTORS BANK

Sale2006-04-05$2,700,000

LINDCHRIS REALTY, L.L.C. → 2751 UNIVERSITY AVE., LLC

Mortgage2004-01-29$1,680,000

borrower PRIME RESIDENTIAL BRONX R&R III, LLC · lender THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK, NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER

Mortgage2000-12-18$542,943.37

borrower PRIME RESIDENTIAL BRONX R&R III, LLC · lender PATRICIAN FINANCIALCOMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Mortgage2000-12-18$1,982,000

borrower PRIME RESIDENTIAL BRONX R&R III, LLC · lender PATRICIAN FINANCIALCOMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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

The lien was sold in the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid water and sewer charges went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

Final salewater/sewer only2025-06-01

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

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