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822 Knickerbocker Avenue

563Records
17City systems
23Open violations
279Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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563 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 168 311 service requests, 164 HPD complaints, 151 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1912
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC
BBL3034180035
BIN3079084

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 279. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-15.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (5) · ELECTRIC (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · GENERAL (2) · APPLIANCE (2).

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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC
Head officerAVNER SKOCZYLAS
Managing agentBRG MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,266,000 $569,700
2026$1,146,000 $515,700
2027$1,284,000 $577,800

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2022 (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

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 · 300 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 500 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

822 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

32 311 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 BRG MANAGEMENT LLC — 86 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B43 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2717 East 28 Street BK240 A
33-24 77 Street QN216 C
40-40 79 Street QN192 B
80-15 Grenfell Street QN128 B
34-34 77 Street QN120 B
45-08 40 Street QN113 B
56-11 56 Avenue QN112 C
84-09 Talbot Street QN106 B
84-17 125 Street QN103 C
75-40 Austin Street QN96 A
92-11 35 Avenue QN96 A
88-01 35 Avenue QN96 A
37-52 89 Street QN96 B
74-15 35 Avenue QN96 B
88-02 35 Avenue QN96 A
2022 Benedict Avenue BX92 B
93-35 Lamont Avenue QN90 A
950 East 14 Street BK88 B
515 West 168 Street MN84 B
91-31 Lamont Avenue QN83 B
83-09 Talbot Street QN83 A
37-20 81 Street QN83 A
123-27 Merrick Boulevard QN80 B
32-15 93 Street QN78 B
250 Ocean Parkway BK77 A
1947 Ocean Avenue BK77 B
40-94 Denman Street QN77 B
83-00 Lefferts Boulevard QN76 A
96-10 37 Avenue QN76 B
150-15 79 Avenue QN75 A
86-03 102 Street QN73 A
30 Ocean Parkway BK70 A
35-34 84 Street QN70 A
31-20 54 Street QN69 A
3715 Kings Highway BK66 A
48-53 44 Street QN66 B
41-96 Gleane Street QN66 B
3025 Godwin Terrace BX65 B
10-11 Nameoke Street QN64 B
2940 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
2950 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
4568 Manhattan College Py BX61 B
32-30 93 Street QN60 C
62-82 Saunders Street QN60 B
679 Ocean Parkway BK59 B
87-40 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
87-42 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
405 East 82 Street MN55 A
157 East 18 Street MN53 A
665 Ocean Parkway BK53 A
1730 East 18 Street BK48 A
2686 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
32-05 81 Street QN46 A
342 East 49 Street MN44 A
43-23 Ithaca Street QN39 B
1715 Kings Highway BK36 A
119-40 Metropolitan Avenue QN33 A
249 East 118 Street MN28 A
43-43 91 Place QN28 B
35-20 97 Street QN21 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $241,570 on 2001-09-19 (lender: Budget Mortgage Bankers Ltd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-21AL&R $1,050,000 — from 822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,050,000
2018-09-21Mortgage $280,401 — from 822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $280,401
2018-09-21Agreement $1,050,000 — from 822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,050,000
2014-08-28Deed $1,150,000 — from LAMBE REALTY CORP. to 822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC $1,150,000
2014-08-28AL&R $820,000 — from 822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $820,000
2014-08-28Mortgage $820,000 — from 822 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $820,000
2006-01-04RPTT&RET $205,000 — from MONAGHAN HOUSES INC. to LAMBE REALTY CORP $205,000
2003-02-10Mortgage $302,466 — from MONAGHAN HOUSES, INC. to CITIBANK N.A. $302,466
2001-09-19Mortgage $241,570 — from MEREDITH, THOMAS to BUDGET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $241,570
1999-01-13Mortgage $70,000 — from MONAGHAN HOUSES INC to GREENPOINT BANK $70,000
1993-08-13Mortgage $63,050 — from FICALORA, CAMILLO to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $63,050
1989-01-26Mortgage $50,000 — from BUSCEMA, ROSARIO; SCHUTZBANK, MARTIN to TEREZAKIS, HARRY; BERNSTEIN, MORTON; TEREZAKIS, GEORGE $50,000
1988-12-27Mortgage $100,000 — from SCHUTZBANK, MARTIN; BUSCEMA, ROSARIO to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170200121
2018153110
20190870188
20200600262
202129701100
20220600363
20230490150
20240260430
20251200223
20260230225
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 498Ownership & money 34Health & systems 19

Every one of the 563 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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