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4138 Barnes Avenue

1,386Records
18City systems
12Open violations
59.8Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10466 · Neighborhood: Wakefield-Woodlawn
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1,386 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 488 HPD complaints, 415 311 service requests, 233 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10466
Built1927
Floors6
Res. units51
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)KRIS PROPERTIES, LLC
BBL2048550051
BIN2064144

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 59.8. In ZIP 10466, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’23–24
13
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Noise (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · PLUMBING (4) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$165,555 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (51)
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)KRIS PROPERTIES, LLC
Head officerAMEET SACHDEV
Managing agentTOPAZ REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-07-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,841,000 $1,278,450
2026$2,579,000 $1,160,550
2027$2,797,000 $1,258,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway233 St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 233 St / Bussing Av — Bx31 · 600 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

4138 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

66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 TOPAZ REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 13 buildings, 415 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2418 Olinville Avenue BX72 B
6425 Broadway BX57 D
4138 Barnes Avenue BX51 B
361 East 10 Street MN38 A
265 South 2 Street BK35 B
530 West 47 Street MN33 B
536 West 50 Street MN28 A
417 East 6 Street MN24 A
52 East 13 Street MN21 B
230 East 124 Street MN20 B
1915 Beverley Road BK18 A
416 East 120 Street MN12 B
89 East 116 Street MN6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $479,331 on 2020-10-22 (lender: Arbor Commercial Funding I, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-31RPTT $505,984 — from PEPPERTREE CAPITAL FUND VI QP, LP; PEPPERTREE CAPITAL FIV CO-INVESTORS, LLC; PEPPERTREE CA to AMERICAN TOWERS LLC $505,984
2020-10-22Mortgage $479,331 — from KRIS PROPERTIES, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC $479,331
2020-10-22Agreement $7,250,000 — from KRIS PROPERTIES, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC $7,250,000
2015-11-13Agreement $7,200,000 — from KRISS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,200,000
2015-11-13Mortgage $4,200,000 — from KRISS PROPERTIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,200,000
2015-11-13Deed $9,700,000 — from BARNES AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. to KRIS PROPERTIES, LLC $9,700,000
2015-11-13Mortgage $3,000,000 — from BARNES AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. to FLUSHING BANK $3,000,000
2015-11-13Agreement $44,118,750 — from 1715 WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C; MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C; GERARD AVENUE PROPE to FLUSHING BANK $44,118,750
2014-05-09Agreement $44,118,750 — from 2442 MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; BARNES AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1715 WALTON AVENU to FLUSHING BANK $44,118,750
2014-05-09Mortgage $2,085,532 — from 2442 MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; GERARD AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; LORING PLACE PROP to FLUSHING BANK $2,085,532
2014-05-09AL&R $881,250 — from LORING PLACE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1715 WALTON AVENUE PROP to FLUSHING BANK $881,250
2014-05-09AL&R $44,118,750 — from LORING PLACE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; MORRIS AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1236 GRAND CONCOURSE AS to FLUSHING BANK $44,118,750
2014-05-09Mortgage $881,250 — from 1715 WALTON AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C.; 1236 GRAND CONCOURSE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; MORRIS AVE to FLUSHING BANK $881,250
2008-01-31Deed $6,524,000 — from GREGINCY REALTY CORP. to BARNES AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. $6,524,000
2008-01-31Mortgage $4,076,591 — from BARNES AVENUE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. to DEUTSCHE BANK BERKSHIRE MORTGAGE, INC. $4,076,591

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201743172127
201820250128
201990300140
202011144222
202113650170
202271350649
20232410911117
202431710580
202501730175
202601160118
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The full timeline

Construction 89Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 1,169Ownership & money 54Health & systems 28

Every one of the 1,386 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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