533 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 311 service requests, 117 HPD complaints, 109 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 93. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 63 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-23. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
$114,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | HARTNICK ENTERPRISES INC |
| Head officer | SAM KAFIF |
| Managing agent | ALBERT KAFIF |
| Last registered | 2024-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,401,000 | $630,450 |
| 2026 | $1,493,000 | $671,850 |
| 2027 | $1,690,000 | $760,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint 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.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suydam St & Knickerbocker Ave · 200 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.
309 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 |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $750,000 on 2004-09-23 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-23 | AL&R $750,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to HARTNICK ENTERPRISES, INC. | $750,000 | |
| 2004-09-23 | Mortgage $750,000 — from HARTNICK ENTERPRISES, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $750,000 | |
| 1997-10-21 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from LEE, JUNG KEUN to COMMERCIAL CAPITAL CORPORATION | $1,100,000 | |
| 1989-03-17 | Mortgage $200,000 — from LEE, JUNG JUEN to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK | $200,000 | |
| 1987-08-11 | Mortgage $300,000 — from LEE, JUNG KUEN to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
Every one of the 533 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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