165 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (74) · Food Poisoning (1).
$32,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 679 KNICK LLC |
| Head officer | Shaul Cohen |
| Managing agent | Shaul Cohen |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,158,000 | $69,480 |
| 2026 | $1,314,000 | $78,840 |
| 2027 | $1,222,000 | $73,320 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filthy Diamond | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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.
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.
| Subway | Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Cornelia St — B60 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Putnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale 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.
679 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 |
75 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2021-05-26 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 679 KNICK, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2022-10-14 | M&CON $1,500,000 — from 679 KNICK, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2021-05-26 | AL&R $900,000 — from 679 KNICK, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2021-05-26 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 679 KNICK, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2021-05-26 | Deed $1,200,000 — from CHEVERES, GILBERTO; MELENDEZ, YOLANDA; CHEVERES, JULIO; CHEVERES, LUIS A to 679 KNICK, LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2021-05-05 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $600,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
Every one of the 165 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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