2973 Independence Avenue

2973 Independence Avenue in Riverdale, Bronx, has 10 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (85/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Public facility · 120 units · Built 1984

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 85/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 11 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 3 infested units over the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

Fewer open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Bronx buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (10 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 11 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (3 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 6 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-06-24. Newest violation issued 2025-01-28.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 314 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. 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 (apt 3F), issued 2024-10-09. HPD violation 17333635
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. 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). (apt 1G), issued 2024-10-22. HPD violation 17369605
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. 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). (apt 1G), issued 2024-10-22. HPD violation 17369606
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. 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). (apt 1G), issued 2024-10-22. HPD violation 17369607
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1G), issued 2024-06-24. HPD violation 17065472
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1G), issued 2024-06-24. HPD violation 17065474
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1G), issued 2024-06-24. HPD violation 17065470
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1G), issued 2024-06-24. HPD violation 17065467

311 housing complaints

12 in the last 12 months, 59 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (11), Elevator (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 3 infested units in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 2995 INDEPENDENCE AVE LLC. Head officer: TEDDY LICHTSCHEIN. Managing agent: EMPIRE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 20, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 2057500500, HPD building ID 88057. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Marble Hill-225 St (1), 14 min walk
• 231 St (1), 15 min walk
• 238 St (1), 18 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.