1,586 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 856 311 service requests, 206 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 100 FDNY inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.8. In ZIP 11228, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 19 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2006-03-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
235 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (117) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (18) · Illegal Dumping (15) · Street Light Condition (10) · Abandoned Vehicle (9) · Dirty Condition (7).
$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1950) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (134) |
| 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 GARDENS OWNERS CORP. |
| Head officer | ANGELO BRUNO |
| Managing agent | MAXWELL-KATES INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,597,000 | $4,768,650 |
| 2026 | $10,642,000 | $4,788,900 |
| 2027 | $10,600,000 | $4,770,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER · 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 $2,295,603 a year ($20.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,009,656 ($8.88 per sq ft), net operating income $1,285,947. 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 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 18 Av — D · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cropsey Av / 15 Av — B8 · 0.2 mi |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 229 Dyker Middle: P.S. 229 Dyker. 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.
1511 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 |
235 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 196 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,672,346 on 2022-06-16 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank National Association), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | RPTT&RET $315,000 — from KEURAJAN, PAULA; BUSKIRK, JOHN VAN; MCFADDEN, LINDA to GARAFANO, SHERRY | $315,000 | |
| 2026-08-12 | Sold for $315,000 | $315,000 | $2,351 |
| 2026-06-08 | RPTT&RET $358,000 — from BENEDETTO, DOMENIC; BENEDETTO, ROSEANN to NTELLAS, TONY; NTELLAS, HEATHER | $358,000 | |
| 2026-05-21 | Sold for $358,000 | $358,000 | $2,672 |
| 2025-06-06 | RPTT&RET $340,000 — from KENNY, GEORGIENNE L to MORAN, JESSICA | $340,000 | |
| 2025-06-05 | Sold for $340,000 | $340,000 | $2,537 |
| 2025-04-15 | RPTT&RET $315,000 — from LARRY LING, EXECUTOR, EST. OF GREGORY RA to MCGIBBON, LYNDA | $315,000 | |
| 2025-04-11 | Sold for $315,000 | $315,000 | $2,351 |
| 2025-03-20 | RPTT&RET $295,000 — from ESTATE OF ANNA LAFAUCI; RICHARD LAFAUCI, EXECUTOR to FENG, JULIE | $295,000 | |
| 2025-03-14 | Sold for $295,000 | $295,000 | $2,201 |
| 2025-02-26 | RPTT&RET $330,000 — from DI MONDA, DIANE to VALENTI, JULIE | $330,000 | |
| 2025-02-21 | Sold for $330,000 | $330,000 | $2,463 |
| 2024-09-30 | RPTT&RET $369,000 — from PERRETTO, RHONDA; PERRETTO, PHILIP to CRUDO, LEO; CRUDO, CATHERINE | $369,000 | |
| 2024-09-30 | RPTT&RET $290,000 — from MCCARTHY, EXECUTOR, DEREK; ESTATE OF MARIA A. MCCARTHY; ESTATE OF MARIA MCCARTHY to VERDERAME, JAMIE RYAN | $290,000 | |
| 2024-09-26 | Sold for $369,000 | $369,000 | $2,754 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 61 |
| 2018 | 0 | 77 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 141 |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | 132 | 20 | 4 | 170 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 17 | 4 | 88 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 11 | 4 | 87 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 77 | 9 | 4 | 102 |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 16 | 8 | 104 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 30 | 6 | 100 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 8 | 5 | 122 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 85 |
Every one of the 1,586 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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