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302 Knickerbocker Avenue

162Records
14City systems
4Open violations
165Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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162 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 HPD housing violations, 34 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)KNICKERBOCKER 302, LLC
BBL3032190031
BIN3073180

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GRADE D

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 165. 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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Panhandling (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$18,940 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

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)KNICKERBOCKER 302 LLC
Head officerKYUMAI HYUN
Managing agentYONGJOON HYUN
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,311,600 $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.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Panaderia Y Pasteleria La EquistaBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayCentral 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
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeSuydam St & Knickerbocker Ave · 200 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

302 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $160,000 on 2004-11-19 (lender: Broadway National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-11-19Mortgage $160,000 — from HYUN, JAI CHANG to BROADWAY NATIONAL BANK $160,000
2004-11-19DEEDO $400,000 — from YI, JUNG SOOK; YI, SUNG NO to HYUN, JAI CHANG $400,000
2003-03-04Mortgage $200,000 — from YI, SUNG NO; YI, JUNG SOOK to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $200,000
2003-03-04AL&R $200,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to YI, JUNG SOOK; YI, SUNG NO $200,000
1993-05-11Mortgage $140,000 — from YI, JUNG SOOK; YI, SUNG NO to GIUSTO, IGNAZIO; GIUSTO, CATERINA $140,000
1990-02-27Mortgage $70,000 — from GIUSTO, IGNAZIO; GIUSTO, CATERINA to CANNIZZARO, JOHN; CANNIZZARO, ANGLEA $70,000
1984-10-19Mortgage $45,000 — from GIUSTO, CATERINA; CANNIZZARO, ANGELA; CANNIZZARO, JOHN; GIUSTO, IGNAZIO to CARUSO, SANTA $45,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701326
201800246
20192037443
2020018211
202100134
202200549
202300336
20240012921
20250012517
202600156
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 88Ownership & money 18Health & systems 44

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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