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1247 University Avenue, The Bronx

An elevator apartment building on University Avenue built in 2002, with 0.79 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R7-1 zoning.

1247 University Avenue is an elevator apartment building in The Bronx, New York City (BBL 2025300062). The property is zoned R7-1, on a 6,956 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 17 residential units. It was built in 2002. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL2025300062
BoroughThe Bronx — Community District 4
NeighborhoodHighbridge
Zoning districtR7-1
Building classD1elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area6,956 sq ft
Floors5
Residential units17
Year built2002
FAR2.65 built · 3.44 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 1 open Department of Buildings violation
  • 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
  • 6 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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  • LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
  • Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
  • Climate projections for this lot
  • Open permits & construction pipeline
  • Distress signal convergence
  • Air rights & transferable development rights
  • Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.