2995 Independence Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-05750-0500BIN 2083523

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 120 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1984

Built

Floors

120

Residential units

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 28 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3FIssued 2024-10-09

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1GIssued 2024-10-22

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 5 SQ.FT. AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17065469 ISSUED 21-JUN-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1GIssued 2024-10-22

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 5 SQ. FT. AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17065471 ISSUED 21-JUN-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1GIssued 2024-10-22

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 5 SQ. FT. AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17065473 ISSUED 21-JUN-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water55

Plumbing3

Elevator1

General1

ElevatorMaintenance2026-08-09 · closed

GeneralBell/Buzzer/Intercom2026-04-23 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-02-08 · open

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential38

Unspecified12

Park9

Street/Sidewalk7

Commercial1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony18

Misdemeanor19

Violation10

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20243 infested · 3 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2023-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2023

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2013-08-30

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 08/21/2012

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2003-03-19

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2017-11-21

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2995 INDEPENDENCE AVE LLC

Head officer

TEDDY LICHTSCHEIN

Managing agent

EMPIRE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-03-27 · $23,000,000

Most recent mortgage2021-01-28 · $32,240,000

Mortgage2021-01-28$32,240,000

borrower 2995 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE LLC, INDEPENDENCE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPA · lender GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC

Sale2018-03-27$23,000,000

BON SECOURS NEW YORK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP, SCHERVIER APARTMENTS LLC → HP 2995 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE HDFC, 2995 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE LLC

Mortgage2015-03-19$22,240,000

borrower BON SECOURS NEW YORK HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPORATION, SCHERVIER APARTMENTS, LLC · lender RED MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC

Sale2015-03-19$7,401,448

SCHERVIER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, FRANCES SCHERVIER HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. → BON SECOURS NEW YORK HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPORATION

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale