1,872 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 839 311 service requests, 690 HPD complaints, 152 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 81.1. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 43 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
112 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 33 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 72). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$21,310 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
137 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (55) · Illegal Parking (28) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Noise (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · PLUMBING (4).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (52) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Independence Apts LLC |
| Head officer | RENEE BRODIE |
| Managing agent | Independence Apts LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,345,000 | $1,055,250 |
| 2026 | $2,406,000 | $1,082,700 |
| 2027 | $2,569,000 | $1,156,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 6) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 238 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 238 St / Orloff Av — Bx3 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bailey Ave & W 238 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 360 Middle: In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368). Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
3489 Ft Independence St
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
137 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 55 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by INDEPENDENCE APTS LLC — 2 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3855 Orloff Avenue | BX | 52 | A |
| 3489 Ft Independence St | BX | 52 | B |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 136 | 2 | 146 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 4 | 147 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 137 | 3 | 149 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 2 | 146 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 101 | 3 | 113 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 125 | 3 | 139 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 2 | 122 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 96 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 115 | 2 | 124 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 64 |
Every one of the 1,872 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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