1656 University Ave, Bronx, NY 10453
PROPERTY RECORD · 2026-09-28
1656 University Ave
Bronx, NY 10453 · 20 apartments · built 1912 · deed into current owner: 2016-12-21
Right now
- No heat or hot water
- Call 311 any time, day or night. Ask for an HPD heat complaint and write down the number.
- Gas smell
- Leave the building first. Then call 911 or Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633.
- Fire, smoke or carbon monoxide alarm
- Get out and call 911.
- Broken front door, lock or intercom
- Call 311 and ask for an HPD complaint.
Current status
9open recordsHPD 8 + DOB 1 · checked 2026-09-28
8immediately hazardous openHPD Class C · checked 2026-09-28
773HPD complaintsHPD rows, all years
17housing court casesHPD housing litigation rows
Something is wrong?
Choose the problem. The steps are the same shape each time: document it, report it, save the number.
No heat
- Write down the date, time and inside temperature. The law requires 68°F by day and 62°F at night from Oct 1 to May 31. Fill in the heat log.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection. If you can't, arrange access, or the violation stays open.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
No hot water
- Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. Note the date and time it went out.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
Leak or water damage
- Take dated photos and video of the leak and the damage.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
Roaches / rodents
- Take dated photos. Note where and when you see roaches, mice or rats.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
Peeling or lead paint
- If paint is peeling and the building has a child under 6, or paint may contain lead, call 311 the same day and say 'lead paint'.
- Take dated photos of the peeling paint.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- HPD must inspect lead paint within 10 days. Free legal help: your rights.
Other repair
- Take dated photos and notes: what, where, since when.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
Report a problem in this building
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Open records right now
Lead paint
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…
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationInspector couldn't get in to re-checkIssued 2008-12-30HPD Online →
Lead paint
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…
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationInspector couldn't get in to re-checkIssued 2008-12-30HPD Online →
Lead paint
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…
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationOwner's repair claim rejectedIssued 2013-05-16HPD Online →
Lead paint
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…
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationInspector couldn't get in to re-checkIssued 2014-07-31HPD Online →
Lead paint
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…
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationInspector couldn't get in to re-checkIssued 2014-07-31HPD Online →
Lead paint
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…
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationInspector couldn't get in to re-checkIssued 2014-07-31HPD Online →
Lead paint
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…
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationOwner's repair claim rejectedIssued 2016-01-25HPD Online →
Heat, hot water, boiler
Violation issued-failure to file 2018 external low pressure inspection
Roaches, mice, rats
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment
Class C: immediately hazardousHPD violationInspector couldn't get in to re-checkIssued 2025-04-07HPD Online →
Property history
Key public-record events, oldest first. Open an event for the record detail.
Earlier activity
9 additional events before 2013
2013-09-24
Housing court case: Access Warrant - lead
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 221533
2014-01-31
Alternative Enforcement Program selection
HPD AEP
2014-07-18
Housing court case: Tenant Action
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 242378
2015-09-01
Housing court case: Comprehensive
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 265424
2016-12-21
Deed into WEBB AVE REALTY LLC recorded
ACRIS Source: 2016121901520001
2017-01-12
DOB filing: A2
DOB BIS Source: owner stated as WEBB AVE REALTY LLC
2017-07-07
Housing court case: Tenant Action
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 314710
2019-03-18
Housing court case: Tenant Action
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 351808
2019-08-15
Housing court case: Tenant Action/Harrassment
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 359700
2022-12-28
Vacate order
RESCINDED Partial vacate; reason: fire damage; vacated: 1
2023-01-25
Housing court case: Tenant Action/Harrassment
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 417057
2025-05-16
Housing court case: Heat and Hot Water
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 478929
2026-04-06
Housing court case: Tenant Action/Harrassment
CLOSED Source: HPD litigation index 511018
2026-09-28
Open records as of 2026-09-28
OPEN 9 open records (HPD 8 + DOB 1)
The data
HPD violations by year
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HPD complaints by year
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HPD violations: open vs closed
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Top violation categories
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Heat and hot-water complaints by season
The longer record
778HPD violations, all years
HPD rows · any owner
299since the current owner's deed (2016)
HPD · issue date ≥ deed date
773complaints logged with HPD
HPD rows
17housing court cases involving HPD
HPD litigation rows
71emergency repairs the city did and billed to the owner
HPD emergency repair rows
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