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3942 Barnes Avenue

1,285Records
14City systems
16Open violations
358.9Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Williamsbridge-Olinville
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1,285 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 479 HPD complaints, 402 311 service requests, 282 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE
BBL2048480040
BIN2063810

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 358.9. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations16 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

107 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 53). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
19
’24–25
53
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (49) · Noise (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Boilers (2) · APPLIANCE (1) · WATER LEAK (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)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)FRESB 2018-SB51 Lower-Tier REMIC
Head officerEthan Meyer
Managing agentKinsey Equities LLC
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$736,000 $331,200
2026$635,000 $285,750
2027$762,000 $342,900

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 500 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

3942 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

59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 49 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 KINSEY EQUITIES LLC — 29 buildings, 408 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B11 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
517 West 161 Street MN41 A
227 West 109 Street MN36 B
310 West 20 Street MN33 A
1484 Amsterdam Avenue MN28 D
110 St Marks Place MN22 A
446 West 164 Street MN21 B
424 East 14 Street MN21 B
541 West 144 Street MN20 C
219 West 20 Street MN20 A
536 West 47 Street MN18 B
220 West 14 Street MN17 B
220 Avenue A MN16 B
320 West 22 Street MN15 A
41 West 24 Street MN12 A
419 East 76 Street MN12 A
18 West 129 Street MN12 A
323 East 75 Street MN10 A
827 East 218 Street BX8 D
3942 Barnes Avenue BX7 D
342 East 78 Street MN6 B
259 West 18 Street MN6 B
359 East 34 Street BK6 C
217 2 Avenue MN5 B
356 West 21 Street MN5 C
134 Kingsland Avenue BK4 B
99 South 2 Street BK3 C
1478 Flatbush Avenue BK2 C
37 West 10 Street MN1 C
224 Varick Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $396,357 on 2018-04-11 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-20Deed $1,002,446 — from YNA LLC to U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE $1,002,446
2025-07-30Sold for $1,002,446 $1,002,446 $143,207
2018-04-11Agreement $1,007,000 — from YNA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,007,000
2018-04-11Mortgage $396,358 — from YNA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $396,358
2015-10-30AL&R $640,000 — from YNA LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $640,000
2015-10-30Mortgage $640,000 — from YNA LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $640,000
2015-10-30Deed $675,000 — from JCW REALTY CORP. to YNA LLC $675,000
2011-08-05Deed $570,000 — from RAVENSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION to JCW REALTY CORP. $570,000
2006-10-04Mortgage $420,000 — from RAVENSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $420,000
2006-10-04AL&R $420,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to RAVENSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION $420,000
2005-01-10AL&R $292,500 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to RAVENSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION $292,500
2005-01-10M&CON $292,500 — from RAVENSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $292,500
2003-05-21Mortgage $225,000 — from GOODEN, NOVELETTE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $225,000
2003-05-21DEEDO $300,000 — from TORRES, ALBERTO ESQ to GOODEN, NOVELETTE $300,000
1990-08-13Mortgage $37,000 — from GREAT GOLD HEAD RLTYCP to COLONIAL ALUMIN SALES IN $37,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170420042
201801618
2019125101253
20201118200193
2021117100172
2022118501187
20233260029
20242570059
20253732078
20260240024
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The full timeline

Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 1,191Ownership & money 56Health & systems 3

Every one of the 1,285 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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