2194 Barnes Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-04322-0032BIN 2049434

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 14 apartments
021 active DOB violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 55 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 54 apartments.

2018 — 55 units registered2023 — 55

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1928

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 95 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

260

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A8Issued 2022-10-19

§ 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ABATE PRESUMED LEAD-BASED PAINT FROM REQUIRED WINDOW AND/OR DOOR FRICTION SURFACES FOR APARTMENT AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE, PRESUMED LEAD PAINT IN AN APARTMENT WITH A CHILD UNDER SIX LOCATED AT APT A8, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''WEST''

Status: Certification Postponment Granted

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B5Issued 2020-08-245+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B5, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B3Issued 2008-10-315+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE TO THE LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT B3, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt B3Issued 2008-10-315+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING (UNKEYED) IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT B3, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water28

Unsanitary Condition27

Door/Window6

Water Leak5

Paint/Plaster4

Appliance4

Elevator4

Plumbing3

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1649

Noise reports · last 12 mo

137

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1325

Street/Sidewalk221

Unspecified43

Commercial31

Vehicle29

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

256

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony101

Misdemeanor107

Violation48

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-11-10

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-10-26Apt F3residential

2022-03-28Apt E2residential

2017-01-18Apt D5residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2016-07-22

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2016-05-17

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2015-12-07

False Certification Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2015-06-10

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

NALEA REALTY CORP

Head officer

ANDREA BINDER

Managing agent

D.B.W. PROPERTY ASSOC, INC.

3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Local LawClass 22025-04-08$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2004-08-10 · $1,195,656

Most recent mortgage2017-07-25 · $158,875.57

Mortgage2017-07-25$158,875.57

borrower 2194 BARNES AVENUE LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-08-08$268,122.04

borrower 2194 BARNES AVENUE LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2008-12-24$301,763.81

borrower 2194 BARNES AVENUE LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2004-08-10$1,195,656

NALEA REALTY CORP → 2194 BARNES AVENUE LLC

Mortgage1998-12-23$631,848.76

borrower NALEA REALTY CORP. · lender INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale