837 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 261 311 service requests, 165 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 100 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 64% 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 10.3. 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 | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (6) · Damaged Tree (5) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Illegal Tree Damage (2).
$1,860,064 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1961) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (69) |
| 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) | 2530 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE TENANTS CORP. |
| Head officer | LIZA MEJIA |
| Managing agent | ROBERT E. HILL, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,977,000 | $2,239,650 |
| 2026 | $5,474,000 | $2,463,300 |
| 2027 | $5,505,000 | $2,477,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,390,059 a year ($17.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $624,852 ($7.88 per sq ft), net operating income $765,206. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 | Marble Hill-225 St — 1 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Henry Hudson Pkwy West / Independence Av — Bx10 Bx20 BxM1 BxM2 +1 more · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kappock St & Independence Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 024 Spuyten Duyvil Middle: Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / High School 141). 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.
2530 Independence Avenue
| 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 |
43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 ROBERT E. HILL, INC. — 35 buildings, 2,299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Knolls Crescent | BX | 252 | A |
| 60 Knolls Crescent | BX | 240 | A |
| 3850 Sedgwick Avenue | BX | 122 | A |
| 3388 Wayne Avenue | BX | 104 | B |
| 3635 Johnson Avenue | BX | 82 | A |
| 3515 Henry Hudson Pkwy W | BX | 79 | A |
| 255 Fieldston Terrace | BX | 76 | A |
| 620 West 239 Street | BX | 76 | A |
| 315 West 232 Street | BX | 72 | A |
| 75 West 238 Street | BX | 72 | A |
| 2530 Independence Avenue | BX | 69 | A |
| 2465 Palisade Avenue | BX | 69 | A |
| 251 Seaman Avenue | MN | 67 | A |
| 60 Cooper Street | MN | 61 | A |
| 3030 Johnson Avenue | BX | 60 | A |
| 2390 Palisade Avenue | BX | 60 | A |
| 3206 Fairfield Avenue | BX | 56 | A |
| 190 E Mosholu Parkway S | BX | 55 | B |
| 2711 Henry Hudson Pkwy W | BX | 51 | A |
| 91 Van Cortlandt Ave E | BX | 50 | A |
| 3720 Independence Avenue | BX | 49 | A |
| 518 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 47 | B |
| 3810 Greystone Avenue | BX | 44 | A |
| 645 West 239 Street | BX | 43 | A |
| 6291 Broadway | BX | 42 | A |
| 528 West 111 Street | MN | 41 | A |
| 241 West 108 Street | MN | 40 | A |
| 532 West 111 Street | MN | 40 | A |
| 1028 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 38 | A |
| 239 West 108 Street | MN | 37 | A |
| 510 Kappock Street | BX | 34 | A |
| 3220 Arlington Avenue | BX | 26 | A |
| 3816 Waldo Avenue | BX | 24 | A |
| 562 West 190 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 2057960152 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2026-09-09 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 2530 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2026-09-09 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 2530 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2026-07-21 | RPTT&RET $440,000 — from BRX INDEPENDENCE APARTMENTS LLC to SMITH, NEIL; LYN DIONISIO, ERIKA | $440,000 | |
| 2026-06-24 | Sold for $440,000 | $440,000 | $6,377 |
| 2025-06-27 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from CARTER, FREDA to SIKA, AMA SERRWA | $250,000 | |
| 2025-06-06 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $3,623 |
| 2025-04-17 | RPTT&RET $315,000 — from COBY, HENRIO to BROOKS, RICHARD M | $315,000 | |
| 2025-04-10 | Sold for $315,000 | $315,000 | $4,565 |
| 2024-07-09 | RPTT&RET $435,000 — from BRX INDEPENDENCE APARTMENTS LLC to TAVERAS, ALTAGRACIA | $435,000 | |
| 2024-06-20 | Sold for $435,000 | $435,000 | $6,304 |
| 2024-03-29 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 2530 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2024-03-29 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 2530 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE TENANTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2024-01-30 | RPTT&RET $590,000 — from BRX INDEPENDENCE APARTMENTS LLC to TEJADA, MELISA | $590,000 | |
| 2023-12-05 | Sold for $590,000 | $590,000 | $8,551 |
| 2023-10-31 | RPTT&RET $370,000 — from OKOCHI, MARK A/K/A MASANOBU; E/O ROSEANNE OKOCHI AKA ROSEANNE BROUSSE to DOSSANTOS, EINER | $370,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 38 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 55 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 54 | 2 | 86 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 59 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 70 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 64 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
Every one of the 837 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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