Arben Mitaj files plans for 48 units in University Heights
2279 University Avenue (Credit - Cyclomedia)
Arben Mitaj submitted a new building construction project for a 48-unit, 28,325-square-foot residential (R-2) building at 2279 University Avenue in University Heights, Bronx. The plan was filed on April 8, 2026. It calls for the construction of a 74-foot-tall, eight-story building and was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings under job number X01374245. The project is described in the filing as: proposed new 48 unit residential use group ii apartment building. two tax lots on one zoning lot. 8-story without cellar. construction class i-b.. The applicant is the Registered Architect Mohammad Badaly of Badaly Architects.
The neighborhood
In University Heights, The bulk, or 41 percent of the 9.9 million square feet of commercial built space are walkup buildings, with elevator buildings next occupying 36 percent of the space. In sales, University Heights has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $11.3 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 41st highest in Bronx. For development, University Heights has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 21st highest in Bronx. It had 566,897 square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 6 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of 10 of the 19 commercial properties representing 386,166 square feet of the 549,182 square feet. The largest owner is David Somerstein, followed by Finkelstein Timberger East Real Estate and then Genesis Realty Group.
On the tax block, there were four new building construction projects totaling 69,353 square feet. The largest is a 48-unit, 28,325 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Arben Mitaj and filed by Arben Mitaj with plans filed April 8, 2026 and it has not been permitted yet. The second largest is a 25-unit, 16,297 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Continental Construction & Painting and filed by Aleksander Kalaj with plans filed December 29, 2023 and permitted January 12, 2024.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 2279 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PincusCo identified one commercial real estate item of interests occurred over the past 24 months.
It was a new building permit application filed on September 19, 2025 for a 14,567-square-foot residential (R-2) building with 20 residential units at 2290 Aqueduct Avenue East.
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