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344 Knickerbocker Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3032460029 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-08-08.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Graffiti (3) · Non (1) · Encampment (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,069,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1931)
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)344 KNICKERBOCKER REALTY LLC
Head officerNICOLA RIZZO
Managing agentNICOLA RIZZO
Last registered2025-10-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$943,000 $424,350
2026$885,000 $398,250
2027$1,062,000 $477,900

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Oops TeaAsian/Asian FusionA—

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.

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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi BikeStockholm St & Wilson Ave · 600 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. 274 Kosciusko
Middle: 347, 349. 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

344 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

12 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
12
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017015511
201811338
2019612312
202050038
202140217
2022323210
2023126312
202400639
202500235
202600617
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-08-07311: Urinating in Public — N/A
2026-08-07311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-03-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-12Restaurant inspection: OOPS TEA — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-07311: Urinating in Public — N/A
2026-08-07311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-03-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-12Restaurant inspection: OOPS TEA — grade A
2025-06-10HPD 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
2025-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-10-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-10-01311: Encampment — N/A
2024-08-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-08-01311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2024-07-24Restaurant inspection: OOPS TEA
2024-05-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-10HPD 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
2023-12-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-11-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-11-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-10-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 6 NEW BOILERS AND 6 NEW HOT WATERS HEATERS.$42,000
2023-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-03311: Noise — Noise, Ice Cream Truck (NR4)
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
2023-01-12Restaurant inspection: OOPS TEA — grade A
2022
2022-11-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-08-25311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 6 NEW BOILERS AND 6 NEW HOT WATERS HEATERS.$42,000
2022-03-04Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2022-02-25HPD 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
2022-01-28Job filed: 6 NEW BOILERS AND 6 NEW HOT WATER HEATERS IN THE CELLAR$1,000
2022-01-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021
2021-11-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 2 BOILERS FOR THE FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACES.$15,000
2021-11-08Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2021-10-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2021-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-03Bedbug 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
2021-03-31Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 6 NEW BOILERS AND 6 NEW HOT WATERS HEATERS.$42,000
2020
2020-10-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2020-10-09Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2020-09-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-08-11Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2020-08-06Boiler inspection
2020-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-03-11Job filed: 8'-0" HIGH WOOD CONSTRUCTION FENCE.$5,000
2020-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-11-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-08-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-07-30Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-07-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH C$6,000
2019-06-11Boiler inspection
2019-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-05-20311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2019-04-15Job filed: HERWITH FILING FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION AS INDICATED ON PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$67,000
2019-01-04Job filed: HEREWITH FILE ALT-1 TO CHANGE EGRESS AND OBTAIN A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY$441,000
2018
2018-12-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-18HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-08-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-06-18Boiler inspection
2018-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF A THREE STORIES PLUS CELLAR WALK-UP BUILDING AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, BULK OR EGRESS.$408,000
2017
2017-12-18Eviction executed (3RD FL LEFT)
2017-12-18Eviction executed (3RD FL RIGHT)
2017-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-17Eviction executed (2ND FL RIGHT)
2017-11-10Boiler inspection
2017-10-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-07-24311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-07-19Eviction executed (2ND FLOOR LEFT)
2017-05-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-09-07Deed — from RIZZO, MARIA; RIZZO, ANTHONY to 344 KNICKERBOCKER REALTY LLC
2016-08-01Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-28311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-01-28311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2016-01-28311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2016-01-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2016-01-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2016-01-28Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2015
2015-08-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014
2014-09-29311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2014-09-22311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2014-07-19311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2014-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-19Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-03-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2007
2007-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-26Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005
2005-05-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-04-26Job filed: Upgrade existing kitchen fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2005-04-26Job filed: Upgrade existing kitchen fire suppression system, as shown on plan. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.$3,000
2004
2004-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-10-31Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-05-17DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-12-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 3 STY SOUTH APT 3L EAST ROOM
1988-12-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 3 STY APT 3L 3 ROOM FROM EAST
1988-08-08HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 3 STY EAST APT 3L 1 & 2 ROOM
1988-08-08HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 3 STY EAST APT 3L 1 ROOM FROM
1986
1986-02-06Mortgage satisfied — from RIZZO, ANTONINO; RIZZO, MARIA to NACHBAR, SILVIA
1975
1975-10-22Deed — from NACHBAR SYLVIA to RIZZO ANTHONY; RIZZO MARIA
1975-10-22Mortgage — from RIZZO MARIA; RIZZO ANTHONY to NACHBAR SYLVIA

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