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914 Gates Avenue

464Records
15City systems
3Open violations
6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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464 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 HPD complaints, 130 311 service requests, 74 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM ENT FUND C
BBL3016370032
BIN3044667

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (12)
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)DOUGERT LEGACY LLC
Head officerKEVIN ALTER
Managing agentDOUGERT MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$912,000 $410,400
2026$1,023,000 $460,350
2027$934,000 $420,300

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Patchen Av — B52 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Patchen Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

914 Gates 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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $750,000 on 2014-09-29 (lender: Enterprise Community Loan Fund INC.), covering 18 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
2015-05-04Agreement $8,833,431 — from BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM; DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,833,431
2014-09-29Mortgage $750,000 — from BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM; DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC. $750,000
2014-09-29AL&R $750,000 — from DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC. $750,000
2014-09-29RPTT&RET $1,784,988 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1993 LIMITED PARTNE to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION $1,784,988
2014-09-29Agreement $8,833,431 — from DOUGERT LEGACY LLC; BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,833,431
2014-09-29Deed $1,795,835 — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. $1,795,835
2014-09-29Deed $7,739,346 — from VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. to DOUGERT LEGACY LLC; BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM $7,739,346
1994-01-28Mortgage $1,795,835 — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD $1,795,835

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171320033
20181390141
20191470149
20200330134
20210230124
20221242330
2023090413
20241220326
202507029
202600022
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 386Ownership & money 31Health & systems 32

Every one of the 464 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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