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427 Knickerbocker Avenue

147Records
13City systems
3Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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147 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 DOB permits, 22 311 service requests, 22 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)KNICKERBOCKER 427, LLC
BBL3032790002
BIN3074795

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1978-04-21.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,154,100 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Knickerbocker 427 LLC
Head officerMike Nassimi
Managing agentWinbrook Management, LLC
Last registered2025-10-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$798,000 $359,100
2026$851,000 $382,950
2027$963,000 $433,350

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Knickerbocker Av — B54 · 450 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Myrtle Ave · 450 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. 086 The Irvington
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.

Report a problem to 311

427 Knickerbocker Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WINBROOK MANAGEMENT, LLC — 2 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
427 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
431 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,555,000 on 2023-01-17 (lender: Flagstar Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-17Agreement $5,555,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER 427, LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $5,555,000
2023-01-17Mortgage $1,555,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER 427, LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $1,555,000
2023-01-17AL&R $5,555,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER 427, LLC to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $5,555,000
2017-05-25Mortgage $5,000,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER 427, LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $5,000,000
2017-05-25AL&R $5,000,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER 427, LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $5,000,000
2017-05-19Deed $6,000,000 — from COHEN & GREENBERG LLC to KNICKERBOCKER 427, LLC $6,000,000
2017-05-12Sold for $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170044311
20183150211
20196641219
2020331029
20219220114
202211050218
20233035213
2024001023
2025004026
2026013015
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 38Ownership & money 18Health & systems 22

Every one of the 147 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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