101 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 18 DOB permits, 15 boiler inspections, 11 311 service requests.
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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 61.3. 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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Water System (1) · Lead (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · APPLIANCE (1).
$28,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1901) |
| 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) | KNICKERBOCKER 713 LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID MOORE |
| Managing agent | FIRST METRO REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,142,000 | $68,520 |
| 2026 | $1,446,000 | $86,760 |
| 2027 | $1,843,000 | $110,580 |
The city's market estimate has risen 61% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Halsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Knickerbocker Av — B26 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 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.
713 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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.
Managed by FIRST METRO REALTY LLC — 5 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 West 106 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 239 West 12 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 1070 Cypress Avenue | QN | 3 | D |
| 1312 Decatur Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 713 Knickerbocker Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2017-03-03 (lender: Cross River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-03 | AL&R $650,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER 713 LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2017-03-03 | Mortgage $650,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER 713 LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2014-06-09 | Deed $350,000 — from GONZALEZ, RAMONA; GONZALEZ, JAMES to KNICKERBOCKER 713 LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2014-06-09 | Mortgage $325,000 to GONZALEZ, JAMES; GONZALEZ, RAMONA | $325,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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