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728 Knickerbocker Avenue

252Records
13City systems
0Open violations
5.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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252 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 HPD complaints, 40 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)ARDEN HILL LLC
BBL3033910037
BIN3078000

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 5.2. 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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Noise (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$456,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)ARDEN HILL 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$1,059,600 $476,820
2026$1,057,000 $475,650
2027$1,268,000 $570,600

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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

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 · 550 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 50 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

728 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 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: $1,651,225 on 2017-08-17 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-08-17Mortgage $1,651,225 — from ARDEN HILL, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,651,225
2017-08-17Agreement $2,000,000 — from ARDEN HILL, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $2,000,000
2005-04-29Agreement $456,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to ARDEN HILL, LLC $456,000
2005-04-29Agreement $465,000 — from ARDEN HILL, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $465,000
2005-04-29Mortgage $205,956 — from ARDEN HILL, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $205,956
2004-05-27AL&R $262,500 — from ARDEN HILL LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $262,500
2004-05-27Mortgage $262,500 — from ARDEN HILL LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $262,500
2004-04-19Deed $350,000 — from CORREA, JOSE to ARDEN HILL LLC $350,000
1996-12-09Mortgage $49,000 — from CORREA, JOSE to D'ALEO, CHARLES $49,000
1996-10-24Mortgage $126,000 — from CORREA, JOSE to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $126,000
1990-04-23Mortgage $34,000 — from MASSA, JULIO to STOCKBRIDGE FUNDINGCP $34,000
1990-04-23Mortgage $70,000 — from MASSA, JULIO to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $70,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703609
201812003
201905005
202010001
20211100213
202201012
202303003
202401012
202508019
202605016
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 173Ownership & money 34Health & systems 7

Every one of the 252 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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