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344 Knickerbocker Avenue

124Records
15City systems
4Open violations
7.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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124 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 rodent inspections, 27 311 service requests, 12 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)344 KNICKERBOCKER REALTY LLC
BBL3032460029
BIN3073836

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. 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 — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-08.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Graffiti (3) · Non (1) · Encampment (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,069,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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)344 KNICKERBOCKER REALTY LLC
Head officerNICOLA RIZZO
Managing agentNICOLA RIZZO
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$943,000 $424,350
2026$885,000 $398,250
2027$1,062,000 $477,900

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Oops TeaAsian/Asian FusionA—

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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi BikeStockholm St & Wilson Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko
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

344 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

12 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2018
12
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2021
2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017015511
201811338
2019612312
202050038
202140217
2022323210
2023126312
202400639
202500235
202600617
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 51Ownership & money 5Health & systems 34

Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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