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785 Knickerbocker Avenue

465Records
15City systems
0Open violations
5.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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465 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 183 311 service requests, 61 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1914
Floors4
Res. units38
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC
BBL3034130006
BIN3078908

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Dirty Condition (2) · GENERAL (1) · Lead (1) · Sewer (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$273,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC
Head officerNORMAN STRULOVITCH
Managing agentSTATEVIEW MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,485,000 $2,468,250
2026$5,113,000 $2,300,850
2027$5,190,000 $2,335,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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 2015 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Knickerbocker Av — B26 · 50 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

785 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

27 311 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 STATEVIEW MANAGEMENT LLC — 12 buildings, 191 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1038 Greene Avenue BK39 A
16 Charles Place BK39 A
785 Knickerbocker Avenue BK38 A
1052 Greene Avenue BK20 B
3421 Glenwood Road BK19 A
917 Broadway BK8 A
54 Troutman Street BK7 A
119 Rogers Avenue BK6 B
127 Rogers Avenue BK6 B
2124 A Fulton Street BK3 C
2122 Fulton Street BK3 A
2124 Fulton Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,536,768 on 2019-12-04 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-04AL&R $12,400,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAE CAPITAL LLC $12,400,000
2019-12-04Agreement $12,400,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $12,400,000
2019-12-04Mortgage $1,536,769 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $1,536,769
2018-02-28Agreement $11,000,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to STATE BANK OF TEXAS $11,000,000
2018-02-28Mortgage $2,598,737 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to STATE BANK OF TEXAS $2,598,737
2018-02-28AL&R $11,000,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to STATE BANK OF TEXAS $11,000,000
2015-08-10Mortgage $1,650,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $1,650,000
2015-08-10AL&R $6,800,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $6,800,000
2015-08-10Agreement $6,800,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $6,800,000
2015-08-10Mortgage $2,025,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $2,025,000
2015-08-10AL&R $1,650,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to LATITUDE MANAGEMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL $1,650,000
2015-04-24AL&R $500,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to TAUBENBLAT, MICHAEL; LOWINGER, RICHARD $500,000
2015-04-24Mortgage $500,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC to LOWINGER, RICHARD; TAUBENBLAT, MICHAEL $500,000
2015-03-30AL&R $3,775,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFT LLC to MICHAEL TAUBENBLAT, AS NOMINEE; RICHARD LOWINGER, AS NOMINEE $3,775,000
2015-03-30Agreement $3,775,000 — from KNICKERBOCKER LOFT LLC to RICHARD LOWINGER, AS NOMINEE; MICHAEL TAUBENBLAT, AS NOMINEE $3,775,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
90
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017616100234
201836315330
20191149318
202000184022
202102880090
202201710375
20230290011
202401140217
202500170219
2026005027
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 252Ownership & money 61Health & systems 26

Every one of the 465 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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