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866 Knickerbocker Avenue

284Records
15City systems
6Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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284 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 HPD complaints, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)LURBAN LLC
BBL3034300032
BIN3079554

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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 100% 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 0. 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 violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Graffiti (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)LUBRAN LLC
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$867,000 $390,150
2026$964,000 $433,800
2027$1,080,000 $486,000

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Schaefer St / Knickerbocker Av — B20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Moffat St · 600 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

866 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

23 311 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 DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

showing 60 of 87 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $190,000 on 1993-05-24 (lender: Sui, Nien Hwa), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-11Mortgage $24,757 — from LUBRAN LLC to THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST, LP $24,757
2019-01-11Mortgage $1,330,504 — from LUBRAN LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HPD $1,330,504
2019-01-11Agreement $139,525 — from LUBRAN LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HPD $139,525
2019-01-11Mortgage $1,037,243 — from LUBRAN LLC to THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST, LP $1,037,243
2007-11-19AL&R $2,967,747 — from LUBRAN REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,967,747
2007-11-19Mortgage $1,330,504 — from LUBRAN REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,330,504
2007-11-19Mortgage $600,000 — from LUBRAN REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $600,000
2007-11-19Mortgage $1,037,243 — from LUBRAN REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,037,243
2007-11-19Deed $40,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LUBRAN REALTY, INC. $40,000
1993-05-24Mortgage $190,000 — from ANTONAROS, LAURA; ANTONAROS, EMANUEL to SUI, NIEN HWA $190,000
1989-04-19Mortgage $100,000 — from FAWZIA, NIEN-HWA/AKA; SUI, NIEN-HWA to SECOND COMMERCIAL FUND $100,000
1986-05-09Mortgage $34,500 — from SUI, MUHAMMAD to FERBER, LOUISE $34,500
1982-11-17Mortgage $11,500 — from POL, DENNIS to CALORIE REALTY CORP $11,500

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
2018091111
20190314118
202004015
2021090110
202202035
202304026
20240110213
20250140216
202610023
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 170Ownership & money 71Health & systems 16

Every one of the 284 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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