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237 Malcolm X Boulevard

279Records
15City systems
4Open violations
22.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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279 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints, 45 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM ENT FUND C
BBL3016620006
BIN3046203, 3046204

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 22.8. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · SAFETY (1) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$32,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1910)
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 registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$882,000 $396,900
2026$1,013,000 $455,850
2027$1,135,000 $510,750

The city's market estimate has risen 29% 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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Halsey St — B46 · 50 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Malcolm X Blvd · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

237 Malcolm X Boulevard

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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $4,231,880 on 1992-07-24 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 10 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
2014-09-29RPTT&RET $4,206,321 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1992 LIMITED PARTNE to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION $4,206,321
2014-09-29Deed $7,739,346 — from VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. to DOUGERT LEGACY LLC; BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM $7,739,346
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
2014-09-29Mortgage $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
2014-09-29Deed $4,231,880 — from 1659 HANCOCK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. $4,231,880
1992-07-24Mortgage $4,231,880 — from 1659 HANCOCK LTD PRTRSHP to NYC HPD $4,231,880

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700260127
201801280130
201900120315
202000240125
202101120114
2022005229
202312190628
202400110314
2025006028
2026005016
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 191Ownership & money 23Health & systems 30

Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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