Lead paint violations at 2537 Valentine Avenue, Bronx
HPD lists 47 open lead paint violations at this University Heights (North)-Fordham building in the Bronx, under Local Law 1. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.
- open lead paint violations
- 47
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- 44
- apartments named in open orders
- 12
- newest lead order issued
- Oct 7, 2026
- lead orders on record since 2004
- 105
An order is open while HPD still hasn't accepted a repair, or proof from the owner, for it. Once HPD accepts it, the order is closed. What to do next
Lead orders still open, newest first
All 47 open orders appear below. When one day's order covers several apartments, those apartments share a row, and each one is named.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Where | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 apartmentsE5, A4, C6 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 623) | B, hazardous | The whole apartment | Oct 7, 2026 |
| E1 | Young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check (order 619) | C, immediately hazardous | Yearly tenant notice | Oct 1, 2026 |
| E1 | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618) | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Oct 1, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Aug 17, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door, 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, north wall, south wall in the private hallway | Aug 17, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at west wall, north wall, west wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east | Aug 17, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner given more time | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, 1st door frame from east at south wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the bathroom | Aug 17, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the kitchen | Apr 21, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east at south | Apr 21, 2026 |
| C3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Oct 17, 2025 |
| C3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from south at west wall door frame, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the foyer | Oct 17, 2025 |
| C3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall, east wall in the kitchen | Oct 17, 2025 |
| C3 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the bathroom | Oct 17, 2025 |
| C9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall in the bathroom | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 3 apartmentsC9, C9, C9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Aug 15, 2025 |
| C9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame in the foyer | Aug 15, 2025 |
| C9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the kitchen | Aug 15, 2025 |
| D4 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Mar 10, 2025 |
| D4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the bathroom | Mar 7, 2025 |
| D4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door frame in the foyer | Mar 7, 2025 |
| D4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from north at east wall door frame in the private hallway | Mar 7, 2025 |
| D4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall, north wall in the 2nd room from north | Mar 7, 2025 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from south at west wall door in the 1st room from east at north | Mar 18, 2024 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the 2nd room from east at north | May 16, 2023 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 1st room from east at south | May 16, 2023 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east at north | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the bathroom | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door from south at west wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east at south | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's lead papers rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the kitchen | Apr 26, 2023 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 4th room from north | Aug 18, 2020 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the bathroom | Aug 18, 2020 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall in the foyer | Aug 18, 2020 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the bathroom | Jun 5, 2019 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st base cabinet from west at north wall in the kitchen | Jun 5, 2019 |
| E9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at south wall, baseboard at east wall, north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 3rd room from north at east | Jun 5, 2019 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the kitchen | May 23, 2019 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall, north wall, south wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the bathroom | May 23, 2019 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall, east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 2nd room from north | May 23, 2019 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall, east wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 4th room from north | May 23, 2019 |
| E4 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the foyer | May 23, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, north wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Dec 8, 2016 |
| C8 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Ceiling, south wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Jul 11, 2008 |
Unless a row says otherwise, each open order here still reads "notice sent to the owner". For HPD Online, the building ID numbers are BIN 2013612, BBL 2031540035. Open HPD Online
Your next steps
- Keep children away from peeling paint. Wash hands, toys, pacifiers, window sills and floors often, and keep children away from rooms where repair work makes dust. Don't sand, scrape or repaint old paint yourself, because that creates lead dust.
- Get your child tested. If you think your child was exposed, get a blood lead test from the doctor now. At age 1, and once more at age 2, New York also requires the test. How the test works
- Put your complaint in writing. Tell your landlord about the peeling paint, and whether a child under age 6 lives at 2537 Valentine Avenue. Free letters in English and Spanish
- Report the problem to HPD. Call 311, or report it online, about peeling paint or repair work that makes dust. Filing is free, and your immigration status doesn't matter.
- Child tested high for lead? Follow the doctor's plan for retesting, then talk to a lead paint lawyer about the building's record: call (888) 503-5930.
These lead orders in plain English
Local Law 1 of 2004 is the city's lead paint law, and these orders were issued under it. Lead paint is presumed in buildings built before 1960, and owners get extra duties for apartments where a child under 6 lives.
- 41 open: peeling lead paint to fix. The paint here contains lead, or is presumed to, and it is peeling or sits on damaged surfaces. Repairing it is the owner's job, using lead-safe work methods.
- 4 open: vacant-apartment lead work not proven. While the apartment sat empty, the owner had to make its doors, windows and floors lead-safe, then prove that to HPD. The proof isn't there.
- 1 open: young children: tenants not asked, or no lead check. The owner failed to send the yearly notice asking whether the apartment has a child under 6, or failed to check for lead hazards.
- 1 open: lead records not handed to HPD. The building's lead paint records, covering notices, inspections and repairs, were requested by HPD, but the owner didn't send them within 45 days.
HPD uses class C for a condition that is immediately hazardous. A closed order is one where HPD accepted a repair, or proof from the owner. Of the lead orders here, 58 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20049
- 20083
- 20133
- 20159
- 20167
- 201935
- 20203
- 20212
- 20237
- 20241
- 202515
- 202611
Closed lead orders (58)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 8, 2016 | May 30, 2026 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 8, 2016 | May 30, 2026 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 8, 2016 | May 30, 2026 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 8, 2016 | May 30, 2026 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 8, 2016 | May 30, 2026 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Dec 8, 2016 | May 30, 2026 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2021 | Apr 23, 2025 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2021 | Apr 23, 2025 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 20, 2019 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 |
| D9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| A9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 5, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| B9 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 |
| B6 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| B6 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| B6 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| B6 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| B6 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 19, 2004 | Mar 29, 2019 |
A closed order is one where HPD has accepted a repair, or proof from the owner, for it. That doesn't mean the entire building is lead-safe.
Lead orders at other buildings in University Heights (North)-Fordham
Records: HPD's housing violation data, published on NYC Open Data and refreshed monthly; it covers lead paint orders 610 to 626, and the newest lead order anywhere in it is dated October 21, 2026. This page only reads the public record. It is not a medical opinion or a legal finding about the owner.