815 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 HPD housing violations, 234 311 service requests, 223 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1289.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 30 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1985-09-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PLUMBING (6) · WATER LEAK (5).
$43,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 207 KNICKERBOCKER LLC |
| Head officer | DEODAT LOWTAN |
| Managing agent | DEOADAT LOWTAN |
| Last registered | 2025-07-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $851,000 | $382,950 |
| 2026 | $948,000 | $426,600 |
| 2027 | $1,110,000 | $499,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leos Restaurant | Mexican | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Jefferson St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Melrose St — B57 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & George St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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.
207 Knickerbocker Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $207,000 on 2002-10-23 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Deed $750,000 — from JIN LIN CORP. to 207 KNICKERBOCKER LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2021-10-08 | Sold for $750,000 | $750,000 | $187,500 |
| 2002-10-23 | Mortgage $207,000 — from JIN LIN CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $207,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 59 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 3 | 145 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 99 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
Every one of the 815 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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