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200 Knickerbocker Avenue

330Records
15City systems
7Open violations
100.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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330 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 HPD complaints, 93 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)JYY ASSOCIATE INC
BBL3031740030
BIN3072320

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 100.8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

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 (5)
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)JYY ASSOCIATES INC
Head officerVIRGIL CHONG
Managing agentLOUIS YEUNG
Last registered2025-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,466,000 $659,700
2026$1,173,000 $527,850
2027$1,283,000 $577,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mama MechoSpanishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayJefferson St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Troutman St — B60 · 550 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & George St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

200 Knickerbocker Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $423,233 on 2021-01-11 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-11Agreement $423,234 — from JYY ASSOCIATE INC. to CATHAY BANK $423,234
2021-01-11Mortgage $423,234 — from JYY ASSOCIATE INC. to CATHAY BANK $423,234
2021-01-11AL&R $1,200,000 — from JYY ASSOCIATE INC. to CATHAY BANK $1,200,000
2016-07-13AL&R $845,000 — from JYY ASSOCIATE INC. to CATHAY BANK $845,000
2016-07-13Agreement $845,000 — from JYY ASSOCIATE INC. to CATHAY BANK $845,000
2016-07-13Mortgage $569,225 — from JYY ASSOCIATE INC. to CATHAY BANK $569,225
2016-07-13Deed $2,000,000 — from 200 & 202 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to JYY ASSOCIATE INC $2,000,000
2016-06-23Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $400,000
2012-04-26AL&R $295,000 — from 200 & 202 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $295,000
2012-04-26Mortgage $295,000 — from 200 & 202 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $295,000
2012-04-26Deed $725,000 — from SUKHJIT HOLDING INC. to 200 & 202 KNICKERBOCKER LLC $725,000
2004-03-26Mortgage $475,000 — from SUKHJIT HOLDING, INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $475,000
1983-09-02Mortgage $26,000 — from SUKHJIT HOLDING INC to CAPIZZI, ALFIO $26,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201780210
20182035
20191146
20201012
2021841022
2022130316
20235038
2024520557
20252046
202660410
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 221Ownership & money 22Health & systems 43

Every one of the 330 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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