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525 West 238 Street

585Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10463 · Neighborhood: Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
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585 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 253 311 service requests, 154 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 DOB permits.

BoroughBronx 10463
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units70
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)FIELDSTON GARDEN APARTMENTS, INC
BBL2057970213
BIN2084187

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 96% 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 0.1. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (10) · Sewer (8) · Water System (5) · Street Light Condition (3) · Illegal Posting (3).

Filed construction activity

$999,166 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (70)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FIELDSTON GARDEN APT. INC
Head officerJOHN GUNN
Managing agentSTILLMAN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-28

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,451,000 $3,352,950
2026$7,760,000 $3,492,000
2027$7,766,000 $3,494,700

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,811,389 a year ($15.36 per sq ft), operating expenses $885,647 ($7.51 per sq ft), net operating income $925,743. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 85/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway238 St — 1 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 239 St / Riverdale Av — Bx7 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 238 St & Riverdale Ave · 250 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.

Report a problem to 311

525 West 238 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by STILLMAN MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 902 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4380 Vireo Avenue BX127 B
3616 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX119 A
44-02 Newtown Road QN110 A
3901 Independence Avenue BX106 A
6035 Broadway BX103 B
147-10 84 Road QN78 A
2287 Johnson Avenue BX73 A
525 West 238 Street BX70 A
6200 Riverdale Avenue BX62 A
875 Longfellow Avenue BX32 B
461 West 150 Street MN12 A
29 Chittenden Avenue MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2025-06-03 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-01RPTT&RET $760,000 — from COLANTUONI, ANNE; GUNN, JOHN to MERRIFIELD, CAROLINE; BADRINATH, RAGHAV $760,000
2026-08-12Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $10,857
2026-06-23RPTT&RET $695,000 — from BADGLEY, JAY T to PLYBON, KEVIN; PLYBON, VICKEIDY $695,000
2026-06-09Sold for $695,000 $695,000 $9,929
2026-03-20RPTT&RET $295,000 — from ESTATE OF JUDITH A. BEREZIN; CODY BEREZIN, ADMINISTRATOR; JOYA COLON-BEREZIN, ADMINISTRATO to LAVALLE, JULIE; ANTONE, MARC $295,000
2026-03-15Sold for $295,000 $295,000 $4,214
2025-12-04RPTT&RET $732,000 — from NELSON-DINNAL, WILEY; MCHUGH, ANNE P. to MINAYA, EZEQUIEL; PETERS, AMANDA $732,000
2025-11-13Sold for $732,000 $732,000 $10,457
2025-06-03Mortgage $2,500,000 — from FIELDSTON GARDEN APARTMENTS INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,500,000
2025-06-03AL&R $2,500,000 — from FIELDSTON GARDEN APARTMENTS INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,500,000
2025-03-21RPTT&RET $390,000 — from KOBIELSKI, LILI to SIERRA, EMILY A; FOTOS, LEO $390,000
2025-03-05Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $5,571
2025-01-31RPTT&RET $735,000 — from BEEN, HAROLD to BAIM-LANCE, ABIGAIL; DE VOS, CHRISTIAN $735,000
2025-01-27Sold for $735,000 $735,000 $10,500
2024-07-25RPTT&RET $580,000 — from SHELTON, REUBEN W JR to VAN ARSDALE, DAVID; TYLER, WAKENDA $580,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722174025
201832246035
201931184127
2020811624150
2021032412140
202251239139
202322179131
202441206132
2025822610046
202613206131
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The full timeline

Construction 81Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 277Ownership & money 193Health & systems 9

Every one of the 585 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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