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442 Knickerbocker Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3032880018 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. 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

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

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

73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (55) · Panhandling (9) · Graffiti (5) · Noise (3) · Animal (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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,811,000 $108,660
2026$2,221,000 $133,260
2027$2,634,000 $158,040

The city's market estimate has risen 45% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fruitti YummiFrozen DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Knickerbocker Av — B54 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Myrtle Ave · 200 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. 086 The Irvington
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

442 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

73 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $225,000 on 1985-09-26 (lender: Katz, David and Spinac, Irwin). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-09-26Mortgage $225,000 — from SIAFAKAS, CHRISTOS; ROSATO, DONNA to KATZ, DAVID; SPINAC, IRWIN $225,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
45
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170224
20181438
20190022
20201326
20210213
20220123
202354312
2024112518
2025141345
2026017118
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The last 12 months — 42 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-08-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-07-30311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2026-07-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-02-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-12-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-04Restaurant inspection: FRUITTI YUMMI — grade A
2025-12-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-03311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-10-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-08-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-08-05311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-07-30311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2026-07-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-07311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2026-02-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-01-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025
2025-12-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-04Restaurant inspection: FRUITTI YUMMI — grade A
2025-12-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-11-03311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-10-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-09311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-09-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-08-28311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-08-25311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-08-24311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-08-16311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-07-22311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-02-17311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2025-02-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-01-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024
2024-12-31Restaurant inspection: FRUITTI YUMMI — grade A · mice evidence
2024-12-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-12-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-12-07311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-12-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-11-03311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-10-28Restaurant inspection: FRUITTI YUMMI · mice evidence
2024-10-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-07-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-07-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-07-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-05-31311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-04-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023
2023-12-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-12-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-15Restaurant inspection: FRUITTI YUMMI — grade A
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022
2022-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-10-10311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021-09-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-12-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-09-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-09-21311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2020-07-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-17DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019
2019-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-19311: Street Sign - Missing — Other/Unknown
2018-03-02311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2018-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-17311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2017-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2016
2016-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-09-08311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-07-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-05-17311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2015-04-14Permit SG — ISSUED
2015-01-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-01-21Job filed: A2$16,000
2014
2014-12-26Job filed: EXISTING COMMERCIAL STORE MODIFYING PARTITION AND EQUIPMENTS ON FIRST FLOOR TO BE YOGURT STORE, NO CHANGE IN USE OF EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2014-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-11-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-09-19Permit SG — ISSUED
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-06-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUTA PERMIT. FACADE OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ALTERED. ALL OPENINGS HAVE BEEN SEALED CONTRARY TO SECTION 27-292A OF THE AD$500
2001-06-14DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. FACADE OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ALTERED. ALL OPENINGS HAVE BEEN SEALED CONTRARY TO SECTION 27-292A OF THE
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-03-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. FACADE OF BUILDING HAS BEEN ALTERED. FROM 2ND TO 3RD FLOOR ALL OPENING ARE SEALED CONTRARY TO SECTION 27-2$500
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINATIN: IN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS HOLES THROUGHOUT CELLAR CEILING WODDEN BEAMS (3) SHIFT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. STORAGE $800
1991
1991-04-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILRUE TO MAINTAIN. NUMEROUS HOLES THROUGHOUT CEILING AT CELLAR BOILER NOT ENCLOSED. ENTIRE CELLAR IS BEING USED AS $115
1990
1990-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
1990-06-29Agreement — from SPINAC, IRWIN; KATZ, DAVID to EAST WEST TRADING PRO IN; ARAZI, JACK
1990-06-29Deed — from ROSATO, DONNA; SIAFAKAS, CHRISTOS to EAST WEST TRADING &PROM
1985
1985-09-26Mortgage $225,000 — from SIAFAKAS, CHRISTOS; ROSATO, DONNA to KATZ, DAVID; SPINAC, IRWIN$225,000
1985-09-26Deed — from SPINAC, IRWIN; KATZ, DAVID to ROSATO, DONNA; SIAFAKAS, CHRISTOS
1985-09-26Mortgage satisfied — from SPINAC, IRWIN; KATZ, DAVID to HERSHON, MARK
1971
1971-07-06Deed — from HERSHON MARK; HERSHON MACK to KATZ DAVID; SPINAC IRWIN
1971-07-06Mortgage — from KATZ DAVID; SPINAC IRWIN to HERSHON MARK

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