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281 Malcolm X Boulevard

358Records
13City systems
4Open violations
70Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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358 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints, 73 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM ENT FUND C
BBL3016770008
BIN3047201

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 70. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Street Light Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Street Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (6)
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$823,000 $370,350
2026$988,000 $444,600
2027$1,186,000 $533,700

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Decatur St — B46 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMacDonough St & Malcolm X Blvd · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. 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

281 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

8 311 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: $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
2014-09-29Agreement $8,833,431 — from DOUGERT LEGACY LLC; BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,833,431
2014-09-29AL&R $750,000 — from DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC. $750,000
2014-09-29Deed $7,739,346 — from VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. to DOUGERT LEGACY LLC; BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM $7,739,346
2014-09-29Deed $1,522,135 — from MALCOLM 1677 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. $1,522,135
2014-09-29RPTT&RET $1,512,942 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION $1,512,942
2014-09-29Mortgage $750,000 — from BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM; DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC. $750,000
1991-11-21Mortgage $1,529,086 — from MALCOLM 1677 LTD PRTNRSH to NYC HPD $1,529,086

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700190221
201800310132
201900420951
202000260127
202101120114
202261422253
202312170121
20240180312
2025004026
202600100212
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 268Ownership & money 25Health & systems 26

Every one of the 358 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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