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442 Knickerbocker Avenue

170Records
10City systems
0Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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170 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 30 DOB violations, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)EAST WEST TRADING &PROM
BBL3032880018
BIN3075088

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (55) · Panhandling (9) · Graffiti (5) · Noise (3) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,811,000 $108,660
2026$2,221,000 $133,260
2027$2,634,000 $158,040

The city's market estimate has risen 45% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fruitti YummiFrozen DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Knickerbocker Av — B54 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Myrtle Ave · 200 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. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

442 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

73 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $225,000 on 1985-09-26 (lender: Katz, David and Spinac, Irwin). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-09-26Mortgage $225,000 — from SIAFAKAS, CHRISTOS; ROSATO, DONNA to KATZ, DAVID; SPINAC, IRWIN $225,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
2024
45
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170224
20181438
20190022
20201326
20210213
20220123
202354312
2024112518
2025141345
2026017118
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 7Health & systems 28

Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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