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179 Malcolm X Boulevard · Brooklyn · BBL 3016470010 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class1
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s1.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 14.8. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Graffiti (2) · Sewer (1) · Animal (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Dead Animal (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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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 registered2025-10-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$898,000 $404,100
2026$1,078,000 $485,100
2027$1,294,000 $582,300

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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Madison St — B46 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Malcolm X Blvd · 150 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

179 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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
2014-09-29AL&R $750,000 — from DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC. $750,000
2014-09-29Mortgage $750,000 — from BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM; 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 $1,795,835 — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. $1,795,835
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
1994-01-28Mortgage $1,795,835 — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD $1,795,835
1988-02-08Mortgage $68,250 — from ONA OMINIRA DVLPT CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK $68,250

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017090110
201804026
201902013
202001012
202103014
20220162220
202320013
20241120215
202507029
202602024
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-08-13Boiler inspection
2026-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-03-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-08Boiler inspection
2025-11-07311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2025-11-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-13Boiler inspection
2026-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-03-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-08Boiler inspection
2025-11-07311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2025-11-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2025-09-27311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2025-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-09311: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2025-07-09Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2025-06-12311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2024-09-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-09-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-09-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-09-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-09-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-09-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-09-04311: Sewer — RAIN GARDEN DEBRIS (GIRGD)
2024-07-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-04-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-15311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-04-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-04-11HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-01-08Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-15ECB CLASS - 3 violation: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED SEVERAL AC UNITS WITHOUT BRACKETS AT EXPOSURE 1 AT THE 1S$250
2023-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-19Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-11311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2022-12-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-12-11Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2022-12-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-25Mortgage satisfied — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC, to DOUGERT LEGACY LLC
2022-02-25TL&R — from DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC,
2022-02-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-30HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2022-01-30HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING (4 SQ. FT.) IN THE 3rd BATHROOM FROM EAST AT
2022-01-29311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2022-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-29Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2022-01-26Boiler inspection
2022-01-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021
2021-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-18Boiler inspection
2021-04-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-11-05Boiler inspection
2020-06-18311: Dirty Conditions — E8 Canine Violation
2019
2019-07-30Boiler inspection
2019-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-07-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-25Boiler inspection
2018-02-14HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2018-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-05City emergency repair (OMO): make all adjusments to gas boiler to assure heat is reaching upper floors baseboards at apt (4a) are not heating up call$1,300
2017
2017-12-27HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT W
2017-12-27HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM PADLOCK ON DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2017-12-26311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2017-12-26311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2017-12-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-12-26Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2017-12-26Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2017-12-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017-10-30Boiler inspection
2016
2016-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-12-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-09-24Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2015-08-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-08-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-08-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF
2015-07-31Job filed: INSTALL REPLACEMENT GAS BOILER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
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
2014-09-29AL&R $750,000 — from DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC.$750,000
2014-09-29Agreement — from BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEV. FUN; DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2014-09-29Mortgage $750,000 — from BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM; DOUGERT LEGACY LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC.$750,000
2014-09-29Agreement — from BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM to DOUGERT LEGACY LLC
2014-09-29Deed $7,739,346 — from VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC. to DOUGERT LEGACY LLC; BNIA STUYVESANT HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPM$7,739,346
2014-09-29Mortgage assigned — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
2014-09-29Deed $1,795,835 — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to VANNGUARD URBAN IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC.$1,795,835
2014-09-29Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
2014-09-29SMIS — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTERSHIP
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 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
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
2014-09-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RE CAULK AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2014-09-13HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK
2014-09-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT
2014-09-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CLOSET DOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTM
2014-09-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE SOUTH WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED
2014-09-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2014-09-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2014-09-10Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2014-09-10Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2014-08-22HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2013
2013-11-25311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2012
2012-03-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-12-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-03-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-02-28Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2008-02-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-06-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-06-09Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-02-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2005-02-14Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2004
2004-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1994
1994-01-28Agreement — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD
1994-01-28Agreement — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD
1994-01-28Mortgage assigned — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1994-01-28Mortgage $1,795,835 — from 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD$1,795,835
1994-01-28Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 1686 GATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1994-01-27Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
1994-01-27Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
1994-01-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
1993
1993-12-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
1993-12-16Permit AL — ISSUED
1991
1991-08-30Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1989
1989-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-02-08Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to ONA OMINIRA DVLPT CORP
1988-02-08Mortgage $68,250 — from ONA OMINIRA DVLPT CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK$68,250
1979
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N

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