3901 Independence Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-05920-0500BIN 2085872

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 active DOB violation(s)
0211 open HPD violation(s)
03$25,500 in unpaid DOB fines

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

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 106 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1963

Built

Floors

106

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 62 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 B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-05-10

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-05-10

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAILS AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS , WEST SECTION AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-05-10

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAILS AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS , EAST SECTION AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2016-01-065+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water5

Unsanitary Condition4

Flooring/Stairs2

Plumbing2

Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-04-12 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionSewage2024-08-07 · closed

Flooring/StairsFloor2024-04-28 · closed

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

263

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Vehicle111

Residential88

Street/Sidewalk47

Unspecified13

Helicopter2

Park1

Commercial1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly vehicle) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony36

Misdemeanor28

Violation12

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

2023–20240 infested · 0 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · EARCX-FAILURE TO SUBMIT EER NONE2023-06-22

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN EER PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-308.4 - MULTIPLE YEARS (2022)

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

3901 INDEPENDENCE OWNERS INC

Head officer

FREDRICK GRUMM

Managing agent

STILLMAN MANAGEMENT

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

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$25,500

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-03-16$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12025-05-09$12,500 due

UnknownClass 12025-05-09$8,000 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1986-01-22 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2026-06-30 · $500,000

Mortgage2026-06-30$500,000

borrower 3901 INDEPENDENCE OWNERS, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2026-06-30$5,000,000

borrower 3901 INDEPENDENCE OWNERS, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2016-08-01$500,000

borrower 3901 INDEPENDENCE OWNERS, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2016-08-01$4,200,000

borrower 3901 INDEPENDENCE OWNERS, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2007-11-29$500,000

borrower 3901 INDEPENDENCE OWNERS, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK D/B/A NCB

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