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305 Knickerbocker Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3032200003 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Industrial Waste (1) · Sewer (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

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 (1931)
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)CONCETTA LIARDA
Managing agentJOSEPHINE CORSO
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,457,000 $655,650
2026$1,166,000 $524,700
2027$971,000 $436,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Il Bel Paese PizzeriaPizzaGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeSuydam St & Knickerbocker Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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

305 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

3 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170235
2018212317
2019010313
20200325
20210527
202207310
20230448
20240358
20250134
20260145
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-09-14Restaurant inspection: IL BEL PAESE PIZZERIA — grade Z
2026-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-20Boiler inspection
2026-04-25Restaurant inspection: IL BEL PAESE PIZZERIA
2026-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-27Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-14Restaurant inspection: IL BEL PAESE PIZZERIA — grade Z
2026-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-20Boiler inspection
2026-04-25Restaurant inspection: IL BEL PAESE PIZZERIA
2026-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-27Boiler inspection
2025-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-11-05Boiler inspection
2024-10-17Restaurant inspection: IL BEL PAESE PIZZERIA — grade A
2024-07-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-07-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-06311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2024-05-15Restaurant inspection: IL BEL PAESE PIZZERIA
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-02311: Industrial Waste — Wastewater Into Catch Basin (IEB)
2023-08-17Boiler inspection
2023-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-23HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-02-27Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2022
2022-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-29311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-09-26311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2022-09-06311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2022-08-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-25Boiler inspection
2022-04-03311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-02-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2021-07-22Boiler inspection
2021-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-10-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-23Boiler inspection
2020-02-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-02311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-11-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-08-09311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-08-04311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-07-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-24311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-07-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-07-02311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2019-07-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019-06-07Boiler inspection
2019-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-17311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018
2018-12-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-12-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-12-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-12-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-12-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-11-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-14311: Quality of Life — Illegal Conversion No Access Follow - UP
2018-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-06311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2018-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2018-06-18Boiler inspection
2018-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-07311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017
2017-12-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-11-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-25Boiler inspection
2017-02-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-07-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-06-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-05-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-02-23HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-02-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-02-04Deed — from MARGARET EL CHAMI, AS TRUSTEE; SALVATORE CORSO TRUST to LIARDA, CONCETTA
2013-01-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-12-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-12-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-12-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-10-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-10-04311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2012-09-18311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012-06-27DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2012-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-16Vacate order: Illegal Occupancy (3 units)
2012-04-11Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2012-04-06311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2012-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-03311: NONCONST — SMOKE-DETECTOR
2012-04-03311: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-04-03311: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-04-03311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2012-04-03311: NONCONST — SMOKE-DETECTOR
2012-04-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2012-04-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2012-04-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2012-04-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2012-04-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2012-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY.NOTED:@ REAR FIRE ESCAPES-TERMINATE ON 1 STORY EXTENSION ROOF W/ NO MEANS TO ACCES$1,200
2012-03-30ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO & DEPT OF BLDGS RECORDS. ILLEGAL ROOMING UNITS ARRANGED & OCCUPIED WITHIN APT 2R & 4R I$2,400
2011
2011-11-10311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2011-11-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-10-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY
2010
2010-10-21311: Food Establishment — Sign
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-10-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-10-24Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-08-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-08-05Permit SG — ISSUED
2005-08-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-08-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 MEANS OF EGRESS FROM ROOM SPACE WHERE REQUIRED NOTED APT AT NORTHWEST LOCATION AT 2ND FLOOR HAS NO S$480
2005-08-03DOB complaint, category ?
2005-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-21Job filed: INSTALL NON-ILLUMINATED STOREFRONT BUSIN ESS AWNING- NO WORDING$3,000
2005-06-21Job filed: INSTALL NON-ILLUMINATED STOREFRONT BUSIN ESS AWNING- NO WORDING$3,000
2005-05-31Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO PROTECT COOKING EQUIPEMTS. INSTALL GAS SHUT OFF VALVE. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2005-04-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-22Job filed: Interior renovation of existing store. Installation of new storefront,and new plumbing fixtures as per plans.no change in use egress or occupancy.$65,000
2004
2004-07-05Deed — from CORSO, JOSEPHINE to EL CHAMI, MARGARET
2004-07-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-04-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-25Job filed: Interior renovation of existing store. Construction of new addition at rear of building. Installation of new storefront, new plumbing fixtures, and ne$105,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-10-28HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1982
1982-03-22Mortgage satisfied — from NOBILE, V. PETER to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK
1974
1974-06-07Deed — from PERARO NICOLINA to CORSO JOSEPHINE
1971
1971-01-07Deed — from NOBILE V PETER to CORSO JOSEPHINE; DENARO NICOLINA
1967
1967-03-13Mortgage — from NOBILE V PETER to SCHOTTENFELD THEL
1967-03-13Mortgage — from NOBILE V PETER to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK
1967-03-13Deed — from SCHOTTENFELD ETHEL to NOBILE V PETER
1966
1966-02-25Deed — from DE KALB MARDOY INC; DEKALB MARDAY INC to SCHOTTENFELD ETHEL; SCHATTENFELD ETHEL

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