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855 Knickerbocker Avenue

864Records
16City systems
1Open violations
53.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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864 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 606 311 service requests, 134 HPD complaints, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1906
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)SARA & TIC INC
BBL3034310010
BIN3079579

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 53.5. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-01-03.

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.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

358 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (267) · Illegal Parking (65) · Sewer (6) · Illegal Fireworks (4) · Water System (4) · Drinking (3).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 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 (1906)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SARA & TIC INC
Head officerJIANLING ZHANG
Managing agentROL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$852,000 $383,400
2026$732,000 $329,400
2027$878,000 $395,100

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Legacy CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—
Mia Coffee CORPNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

12 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (5 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 · 0.2 mi 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 · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

855 Knickerbocker Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

358 311 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 ROL MANAGEMENT — 17 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1694 Lexington Avenue MN11 B
125 Thames Street BK8 A
53-12 102 Street QN7 A
306 Stanhope Street BK6 B
1231 Broadway BK6 A
614 Wilson Avenue BK4 B
855 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
153 Mac Dougal Street BK3 C
781 Mac Donough Street BK3 C
89 Rockaway Avenue BK3 F
193 Weirfield Street BK3 A
2192 Dean Street BK2 D
249 Ralph Avenue BK2 C
303 Halsey Street BK2 C
629 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
131 Thomas S Boyland St BK2 A
109 Woodbine Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,350,000 on 2022-06-28 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-28AL&R $1,350,000 — from SARA & TIC INC to CATHAY BANK $1,350,000
2022-06-28Deed $1,950,000 — from 855 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC to SARA & TIC INC $1,950,000
2022-06-28Mortgage $1,350,000 — from SARA & TIC INC to CATHAY BANK $1,350,000
2022-05-17Sold for $1,950,000 $1,950,000 $487,500
2015-01-05Mortgage $825,000 — from 855 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC $825,000
2015-01-05AL&R $825,000 — from 855 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $825,000
2011-09-30Mortgage $150,000 — from 855 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC to ROSHAN, ELANA; PIROOZIAN, IMANUEL $150,000
2011-09-30AL&R $150,000 — from 855 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. LLC to PIROOZIAN, IMANUEL; ROSHAN, ELANA $150,000
2010-06-15Deed $300,000 — from JOHNSON, JOE R to 855 KNICKERBOCKER AVE LLC $300,000
2008-10-10Mortgage $200,000 — from JOHNSON, JOE R to MINVEST FINANCIAL, LLC $200,000
1990-07-31Mortgage $56,250 — from RENDON, RUBEN to JOHNSON, JOE R $56,250
1990-07-31Mortgage $15,000 — from RENDON, RUBEN to RODRIGUEZ, BENEDICTO $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012014
2018003025
2019002024
202000130013
202100580058
202201456153
202306650071
20241320402210
20251412202129
202600320436
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 782Ownership & money 34Health & systems 19

Every one of the 864 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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