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3940 Barnes Avenue

380Records
18City systems
31Open violations
101.1Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Williamsbridge-Olinville
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380 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 106 HPD complaints, 73 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)3940 BARNES LLC
BBL2048480039
BIN2063809

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 101.1. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations31 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1996-01-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
13
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PLUMBING (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)DOUGERT REALTY LLC
Head officerDOUGLAS SACHS
Managing agentDOUGERT MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$816,000 $367,200
2026$653,000 $293,850
2027$784,000 $352,800

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway225 St — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 222 St / Barnes Av — Bx8 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan
Middle: 287, 370. 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

3940 Barnes 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 DOUGERT MANAGEMENT CORP — 31 buildings, 276 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B8 · C5 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
295 Malcolm X Boulevard BK37 A
2121 Belmont Avenue BX20 C
36-11 12 Street QN18 A
2076 Belmont Avenue BX15 B
719 East 213 Street BX14 B
914 Gates Avenue BK12 A
237 Malcolm X Boulevard BK12 A
260 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 A
923 Avenue St John BX8 D
219 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
224 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
254 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
625 Macon Street BK8 A
261 Malcolm X Boulevard BK7 A
3940 Barnes Avenue BX7 B
757 East 224 Street BX7 C
755 East 224 Street BX7 D
806 Classon Avenue BK7 A
1342 Sterling Place BK6 B
281 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 B
812 East 226 Street BX6 D
4006 Paulding Avenue BX6 C
248 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
462 Hancock Street BK6 B
4008 Paulding Avenue BX5 F
244 Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 D
179 Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 B
905A Gates Avenue BK4 C
187 Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 C
214 Malcolm X Boulevard BK3 F
508 Mac Donough Street BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $285,000 on 2025-12-01 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-01AL&R $285,000 — from 3940 BARNES LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $285,000
2025-12-01Mortgage $285,000 — from 3940 BARNES LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $285,000
2025-12-01Deed $475,000 — from DOUGERT REALTY LLC to 3940 BARNES LLC $475,000
2025-11-13Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $67,857
2007-12-17Agreement $1,551,022 — from DOUGERT REALTY LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,551,022
2007-12-17Agreement $896,978 — from DOUGERT REALTY LLC $896,978
2003-07-30Mortgage $1,551,022 — from DOUGERT REALTY LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,551,022
2003-07-30Mortgage $896,978 — from DOUGERT REALTY LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $896,978
1990-08-13Mortgage $37,000 — from GREAT GOLD HEAD RLTYCP to COLONIAL ALUMIN SALES IN $37,000
1990-03-07Mortgage $84,000 — from GREAT GOLD HEAD RLTY,INC; U-TON FARMS, INC. to DESTEFANO, PETER; DESTEFANO, DOROTHY $84,000
1989-11-09Mortgage $40,000 — from GREAT GOLDHEAD RLTYINC.; MCGREGOR, EUTON to TWOMUMS EQUITIES, INC. $40,000
1989-07-13Mortgage $100,000 — from GREAT GOLDHEAD RLTYETC.; KINGS, GATES ESTATESINC; MCGREGOR, EUTON; U-TON FARMS, INC. to TWOMUMS EQUITIES, INC. $100,000
1989-05-01Mortgage $691,000 — from GREAT GOLDHEAD RLTYINC.; MCGREGOR, EUTON; U-TON FARMS, INC. to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION; CENTRAL CREDIT UNION; INDEPENDENT CREDIT UNION $691,000
1989-05-01Mortgage $200,000 — from U-TON FARMS, INC.; MCGREGOR, EUTON; GREAT GOLDHEAD RLTYCORP to PATDALE CAPITAL INVSTMNT $200,000
1989-05-01Mortgage $300,000 — from U-TON FARMS, INC.; MCGREGOR, EUTON; GREAT GOLDHEAD RLTYCORP to JKX EQUITIES, INC. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710001
201805005
20190110213
202006017
20210160117
20220530356
20230590362
20240440347
2025084113
2026091111
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 299Ownership & money 38Health & systems 15

Every one of the 380 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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