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820 Knickerbocker Avenue

157Records
13City systems
0Open violations
3.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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157 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built2013
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)YOUNG BK 820 LLC
BBL3034180034
BIN3422144

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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 78% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.8. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

2 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · PLUMBING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2013)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)YOUNG BK 820 LLC
Head officerMICHAEL R
Managing agentB HOME MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,300,000 $585,000
2026$1,554,000 $699,300
2027$1,865,000 $839,250

The city's market estimate has risen 43% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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

SubwayWilson Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Schaefer St / Knickerbocker Av — B20 · 350 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter
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

820 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

8 311 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 B HOME MANAGEMENT, LLC — 32 buildings, 182 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B8 · C7 · D8 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2494 Amsterdam Avenue MN15 C
600 Oak Terrace BX14 B
602 Oak Terrace BX14 A
1800 Monroe Avenue BX14 C
1212 Gilbert Place BX8 C
1168 Union Avenue BX8 C
91 East 46 Street BK8 D
820 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1210 Gilbert Place BX8 B
1315 Rev James Polite Ave BX8 B
93 East 46 Street BK8 C
2365 Atlantic Avenue BK8 A
2261 Loring Place North BX7 B
1170 Union Avenue BX7 B
814 East 226 Street BX6 C
996 Findlay Avenue BX5 D
494 New Lots Avenue BK4 A
118 Pennsylvania Avenue BK3 A
1825 Topping Avenue BX3 F
137 Herkimer Street BK3 D
1097 Longwood Avenue BX2 F
114 Utica Avenue BK2 A
1870 Andrews Avenue South BX2 F
952 Madison Street BK2 B
2912 Wickham Avenue BX2 B
735 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
741 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
2910 Wickham Avenue BX2 C
258 Tompkins Avenue BK2 B
737 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
739 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
3728 Dyre Avenue BX1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,720,771 on 2022-03-21 (lender: Loan Funder LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-21Mortgage $1,720,771 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to MERS; LOAN FUNDER LLC $1,720,771
2022-03-21Agreement $2,925,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to MERS; LOAN FUNDER LLC $2,925,000
2022-03-21AL&R $2,925,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC; MERS $2,925,000
2015-12-17Mortgage $630,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $630,000
2015-12-17Agreement $1,800,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $1,800,000
2015-12-17AL&R $1,800,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $1,800,000
2014-03-17AL&R $1,170,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,170,000
2014-03-17Mortgage $1,170,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,170,000
2012-11-26Mortgage $200,000 — from YOUNG BK 820 LLC to MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC. $200,000
2012-11-26Deed $240,000 — from 820 KNICKERBOCKER CORP to YOUNG BK 820 LLC $240,000
2006-07-14Deed $280,000 — from MEDINA , JORGE to FARMER PROPERTY CORP $280,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018117009
2019205007
202002100012
2021005016
202201115320
2023017008
202401150117
2025001012
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 36Health & systems 20

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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