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3859 3 Avenue

1,635Records
20City systems
24Open violations
59.3Penalty rate

1,635 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 692 311 service requests, 389 HPD complaints, 306 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10457
Built2011
Floors9
Res. units104
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RPORATION
BBL2029190043
BIN2124395

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 59.3. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

100 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 44 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

195 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (48) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · Elevator (17) · Noise (15) · APPLIANCE (13).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2011)
YesSix or more residential units (104)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)LINDENGUILD LP
Head officerDANIEL KENT
Managing agentARETE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,987,000 $3,144,150
2026$6,617,000 $2,977,650
2027$7,241,000 $3,258,450

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway170 St — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / Claremont Pkwy — Bx15 · 150 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 172 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./M.S. 004 Crotona Park West. 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

3859 3 Avenue

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

195 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 48 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARETE MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 1,579 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2612 Broadway MN137 C
437 Euclid Avenue BK135 B
319 West 94 Street MN124 C
1852 Washington Avenue BX118 B
330 West 51 Street MN112 C
3859 3 Avenue BX104 C
745 Fox Street BX95 A
111 East 118 Street MN91 B
100 East 118 Street MN88 B
1385 Fulton Avenue BX85 B
444 West 163 Street MN73 B
333 Kosciuszko Street BK72 B
440 West 163 Street MN70 B
507 East 176 Street BX68 B
403 Howard Avenue BK63 B
863 Melrose Avenue BX54 B
528 West 123 Street MN41 B
260 West 99 Street MN34 B
194 Brown Place BX15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,398,790 on 2011-07-15 (lender: Lantern Organization, INC.), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-06-04Agreement $5,800,000 — from LINDENGUILD, L.P.; SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,800,000
2011-07-15Mortgage $5,800,000 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; LINDENGUILD, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,800,000
2011-07-15Mortgage $1,398,790 — from LINDENGUILD L.P.; SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to LANTERN ORGANIZATION, INC. $1,398,790
2011-07-15Mortgage $229,000 — from LINDENGUILD L.P.; SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to LANTERN ORGANIZATION, INC. $229,000
2011-07-15Mortgage $1,400,000 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; LINDENGUILD, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,400,000
2011-07-15Mortgage $16,300,000 — from LINDENGUILD, L.P.; SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $16,300,000
2011-07-15Mortgage $2,251,438 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; LINDENGUILD, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,251,438
2011-07-15Mortgage $4,508,562 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; LINDENGUILD, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,508,562
2008-02-20Deed $1,400,000 — from KHOKHAR LLC to SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $1,400,000
2008-02-20Mortgage $90,800 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $90,800
2008-02-20Mortgage $1,320,000 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $1,320,000
2008-02-20Mortgage $318,200 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $318,200
2008-02-20Mortgage $91,000 — from SCHAFER MEWS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $91,000
2006-11-01AL&R $499,000 — from HUDSON VALLEY BANK to KHOKHAR LLC $499,000
2006-11-01Mortgage $499,000 — from KHOKHAR LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK $499,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017023326
20183935101
201962113220
202031822187
202161142122
202241516161
202331373143
2024390295
202522173222
202631323138
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 1,411Ownership & money 48Health & systems 49

Every one of the 1,635 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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