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685 Knickerbocker Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033780001 · 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, AEP12
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
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 40. 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 violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1985-07-22.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Dumpster Complaint (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Illegal Dumping (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 (1910)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ELBIA RODRIGUEZ
Last registered2021-10-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$467,000 $210,150
2026$489,000 $220,050
2027$491,000 $220,950

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Alex LuncheonetteLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayHalsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Cornelia St — B60 · 750 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave · 250 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. 106 Edward Everett Hale
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

685 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

10 311 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: $172,250 on 2003-11-25 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-11-25AL&R $172,250 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to RODRIGUEZ, ELVIA; RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO $172,250
2003-11-25Mortgage $172,250 — from RODRIGUEZ, ELVIA; RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $172,250
2001-05-31Mortgage $55,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC $55,000
1999-02-19Mortgage $77,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to ALLIANCE FUNDING $77,000
1988-04-18Mortgage $131,250 — from COLLADO, ANCELMO R to CITY OF NEW YORK $131,250

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
7
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174026
20182226
20193025
20203003
20212002
20225016
20234004
20245027
20254026
20265027
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-09Restaurant inspection: ALEX LUNCHEONETTE — grade A
2026-06-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-11311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-06-07311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
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
2026-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-19HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-09Restaurant inspection: ALEX LUNCHEONETTE — grade A
2026-06-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2026-06-11311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2026-06-07311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
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
2026-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-19HPD 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
2025-10-10311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2025-06-27Restaurant inspection: ALEX LUNCHEONETTE — 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
2025-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-04311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024
2024-11-27HPD 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
2024-07-31311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2024-05-23Restaurant inspection: ALEX LUNCHEONETTE — grade A
2024-04-24311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
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
2024-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-13311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-11-10311: Dumpster Complaint — Uncovered
2023-10-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
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
2022
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2022-02-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021
2021-04-26Bedbug 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
2020-07-16311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2020-05-13311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2020-04-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019
2019-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-19311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2018-06-25TL&R — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO; RODRIGUEZ, ELVIA to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2018-06-25Mortgage satisfied — from RODRIGUEZ, ELVIA; RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2018-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-11311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2017
2017-10-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-07-19311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2017-07-11311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Damaged
2017-07-10311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2017-07-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016
2016-11-10HPD 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
2015
2015-10-09HPD 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
2015-02-23HPD 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
2015-02-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-09-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014-06-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-03-13311: Consumer Complaint — Mandatory Tip
2012
2012-12-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2012-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-27311: Litter Basket / Request — 10 Litter Basket / Request
2011
2011-06-13311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Damaged
2004
2004-04-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-04-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-04-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF METAL FENCE AND ROLL DOWN GATE. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2004-03-02ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/OUT PERMIT.UPON INSPECTION OF PROPERTY AT ABOVE ADDRESS METAL STRUCUTURE 25X4X8 INSTALLED ON SIDEWALK FROM RIGHT SIDE OF B$250
2004-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-12-12Mortgage assigned — from THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2003-12-12Mortgage satisfied — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to ALLIANCE FUNDING, A DIV OF SUPERIOR BANK
2003-11-25AL&R $172,250 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to RODRIGUEZ, ELVIA; RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO$172,250
2003-11-25Mortgage $172,250 — from RODRIGUEZ, ELVIA; RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$172,250
2003-11-25Deed — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to RODRIGUEZ, ELVIA; RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO
2002
2002-12-09Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; LASALLE NATIONAL BANK (TRUSTEE)
2001
2001-05-31Mortgage $55,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC$55,000
2001-05-31Mortgage assigned — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC
2000
2000-03-01DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-05-24Deed — from PERALTA, RENE/DEF; DUBOVSKY & SONS INC/DEF; COLLADO, ANCELMO R/DEF; PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF to RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO
1999-02-19Mortgage $77,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to ALLIANCE FUNDING$77,000
1999-02-19Mortgage assigned — from RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO to ALLIANCE FUNDING
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-07-29TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1997
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:
1991
1991-12-06Deed — from COLLADO, ANCELMO R to COLLADO, ANCELMO R; PERALTA, RENE
1988
1988-04-18Mortgage $131,250 — from COLLADO, ANCELMO R to CITY OF NEW YORK$131,250
1988-04-18Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to COLLADO, ANCELMO R
1985
1985-07-22HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL ER1.
1985-07-22HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION PUBLIC HALL ALL STYS ER1.
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1977
1977-09-23VAC — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1976
1976-09-16Deed — from IVAN E. IRIZARRY; FINANCE ADMIN OF THE CITY OF NY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1972
1972-11-27Mortgage — from MANALAR CORPN to KOENIG EDWARD H; EPELBAUM EMMA
1972-11-27Deed — from KOENIG EDWARD H RESIDUARY DEVISEES OF; EPELBAUM EMMA; KOENIG LOUISE DECD AND SOLE HEIRS OF to MANALAB CORPN

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