549 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 229 311 service requests, 80 HPD housing violations, 57 HPD complaints.
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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 103.5. 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 | 43 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · Illegal Parking (10) · Graffiti (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Boilers (1).
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.
| 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) | 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVE LLC |
| Head officer | RABIKA SALAMEH |
| Managing agent | FARAJ SALAMEH |
| Last registered | 2025-11-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,311,600 | $590,220 |
| 2026 | $1,106,000 | $497,700 |
| 2027 | $1,295,000 | $582,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi Bella Dama | Spanish | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Central Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suydam St & Knickerbocker Ave · 150 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.
296 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 |
55 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $988,958 on 2019-11-22 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-22 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2019-11-22 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2019-11-22 | Mortgage $988,959 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $988,959 | |
| 2015-08-17 | AL&R $1,423,500 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,423,500 | |
| 2015-08-17 | Agreement $1,423,500 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,423,500 | |
| 2015-08-17 | Mortgage $806,537 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $806,537 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Mortgage $650,000 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2011-08-29 | AL&R $650,000 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2004-10-19 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $300,000 | |
| 2004-10-19 | AL&R $300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE | $300,000 | |
| 2004-07-03 | DEEDO $400,000 — from ZINERCO, MARIO to 296 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC. | $400,000 | |
| 1998-11-06 | Mortgage $210,000 — from ZINERCO, MARIO to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK | $210,000 | |
| 1997-03-06 | Mortgage $153,000 — from ZINERCO, MARIO to FEDERAL CAPITAL FUNDING CORP | $153,000 | |
| 1992-01-15 | Mortgage $150,000 — from ZINERCO, JOSEPHINE; ZINERCO, MARIO to TRIUMPHE FIN'L CORP | $150,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| 2020 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 2021 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 41 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| 2024 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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