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718 Knickerbocker Avenue

339Records
17City systems
6Open violations
70.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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339 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 HPD housing violations, 104 311 service requests, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)718 REALTY GROUP LLC
BBL3033910030
BIN3077995

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 70.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · PLUMBING (3) · Air Quality (1) · Graffiti (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1910)
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)718 REALTY GROUP LLC
Head officerYEHUDA MILLER
Managing agentREGAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$957,600 $430,920
2026$1,057,000 $475,650
2027$1,268,000 $570,600

The city's market estimate has risen 32% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 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.

Getting around

SubwayHalsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Hancock St — B60 · 600 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 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. 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.

Report a problem to 311

718 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

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by REGAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC — 27 buildings, 300 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
869 Park Avenue BK44 A
320 Linden Blvd BK38 A
937 Rogers Avenue BK32 A
933 Rogers Avenue BK32 A
428 East 148th Street BX24 B
2527 Church Avenue BK21 A
616 Willoughby Avenue BK13 B
816 Prospect Place BK9 B
669 Bushwick Avenue BK8 B
272 Throop Avenue BK8 B
893 4 Avenue BK6 B
294 Troutman Street BK6 A
309 Tompkins Avenue BK6 B
235 Troutman Street BK6 B
264 Himrod Street BK6 B
728 Knickerbocker Avenue BK5 B
318 Troutman Street BK5 C
232 Skillman Street BK4 B
111 Vernon Avenue BK4 D
266 Himrod Street BK4 D
718 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
112 Madison Street BK3 A
255A Vernon Avenue BK3 D
1305 Gates Avenue BK3 D
255 Vernon Avenue BK2 D
35 Lee Avenue BK2 C
18 Harrison Place BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $291,462 on 2015-10-14 (lender: Brooklyn Capital Group LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-14Agreement $550,000 — from 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE., LLC $550,000
2017-04-14Deed $1,000,000 — from 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE., LLC to 718 REALTY GROUP LLC $1,000,000
2017-04-03Sold for $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $250,000
2015-10-14Mortgage $291,462 — from 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE., LLC to BROOKLYN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $291,462
2015-10-14AL&R $550,000 — from 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE., LLC to BROOKLYN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $550,000
2015-10-14Agreement $550,000 — from 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE., LLC to BROOKLYN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $550,000
2003-05-16DEEDO $499,000 — from S & C REALTY CORP. to 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC $499,000
2003-05-16AL&R $374,250 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC $374,250
2003-05-16Mortgage $374,250 — from 718 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $374,250
2002-06-10Mortgage $264,000 — from S & C REALTY CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $264,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017192012
201812205
201913105
202000000
20211130216
20220260733
202343007
20241290131
20251150117
20260120113
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 276Ownership & money 20Health & systems 13

Every one of the 339 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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