1531 University Avenue
BBL 2028770001University Heights (South)-Morris Heights · Bronx
Floors
14
Built
1950
Area
665.0ksf
Units
5502
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Address
PLUTO · DOF parcel identity
- Property address
- 1531 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
- Alternate address(es)
- 140 West 174 St150-166 West 174 St1533-1535 University Ave1551-1553 University Ave
- Zip code
- 10453
- Neighborhood
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
- Borough
- Bronx
- Block & lot
- 02877-0001
Zoning & buildable
Lot 319,008 sf · R7-1
- Zoning district
- R7-1
- PLUTO building class
- D3
Development headroom detected — the FAR breakdown, max buildable envelope and unused-sf math are in the full report.
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PLUTO · owner of record
NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Ownership form
- Rental
- Last recorded sale
- None since 2000
Tenancy & use
PLUTO units + DHCR rent-stabilization roll
5502residential unitsnon-stabilized
- Residential sq. ft.
- 665,000
- Commercial sq. ft.
- 0
- PLUTO class
- D3
Lot
PLUTO · DOF parcel geometry
- Lot area
- 319,008 sf
- Dimensions
- 711.2 × 366.2 ft
- Position
- Mid-block · west side
- Front street
- POPHAM AVE
- D/F ratio
- 0.5 — shallow lot (atypical for NYC)
Financial
NYC Department of Finance · assessment + last recorded sale
- Total assessment
- $20.7M
- Land value
- $958K
- Exempt
- $20.7M($0 taxable)
- $/sf (implied)
- $31
Compliance
HPD & DOB · violations + complaints + jobs
Significant violations
10 open HPD violations · 0 open HPD complaints · 21 active DOB jobs
- HPD violations (24 months)
- 0
- DOB violations (24 months)
- 1
- HPD complaints (24 months)
- 1
- HPD complaints (open)
- 0
- DOB jobs (24 months)
- 21
$5.1M in alteration permits over last 24 months
Provenance
Every datum on this page is sourced from public NYC + federal datasets, refreshed on the schedule below.
| Source | What it covers | Last refresh |
|---|---|---|
| PLUTO | NYC DCP · physical / zoning / ownership baseline | Jul 9, 2026 |
| ACRIS | NYC DOF · deed + mortgage history | Jul 9, 2026 |
| HPD | Housing Preservation & Development · violations + complaints | Jul 9, 2026 |
| DOB | Department of Buildings · violations + permits | Jul 9, 2026 |
| DHCR | Rent Stabilization roll (through 2024) | Jul 9, 2026 |
| LPC | Landmarks Preservation Commission · landmark status | not loaded |
| Footprint | NYC DoITT photogrammetric building polygons | not loaded |
Assembled at Jul 9, 2026. Discrepancies between sources reflect upstream-data quality, not assembly bugs — file in our quality tracker.