Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
50
out of 100
Heavier than 80% of buildings in University Heights (North)-Fordham
88 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 58 apartments here are rent stabilized.
2542 UNIVERSITY AVENUE · 58 apartments · built 1922 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 58 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 4 train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 88 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
88 violations the city still lists as unresolved
85 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 12 months.
- Disrepair23
- Paint / plaster12
- Fire & life safety11
- Mold10
- Pests7
- Plumbing6
- Lead paint6
- Other5
- Heat / hot water4
- Water leak2
- Structural2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 91% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2022-03-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.