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695 Knickerbocker Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033850006 · 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 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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$127,680 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1915)
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$1,016,000 $60,960
2026$1,074,000 $64,440
2027$962,000 $57,720

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Phil'sAmericanAMice 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 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

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 a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Cornelia St — B60 · 750 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

695 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

16 311 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: $356,125 on 2021-04-22 (lender: Intercontinental Capital Group, INC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-22Mortgage $356,125 — from RIVERA, JANET; MIRANDA, JOSEPHA G to MERS, INC.; INTERCONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, INC $356,125

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017531009
201800110112
20190080210
202000100111
20210343111
2022006039
202303112117
20240090312
2025004026
2026000011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-22Restaurant inspection: PHIL'S — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-10-22Restaurant inspection: PHIL'S — grade A
2025-09-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-06-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-11-19311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-10-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-05-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-26Boiler inspection
2024-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-24311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2024-02-16Restaurant inspection: PHIL'S — grade A · mice evidence
2023
2023-11-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-11-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-11-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-08-14311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2023-08-10311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2023-07-19Deed — from RIVERA, JANET; MIRANDA, JOSEPHA G to RIVERA, JANET
2023-07-02311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2023-06-08Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-06-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2023-06-06FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-06-06FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-06-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-04-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-02-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-01-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022
2022-12-03Restaurant inspection: PHIL'S · mice evidence
2022-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-10-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-15Boiler inspection
2022-03-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-01-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-09-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2021-09-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2021-09-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-06-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2021-05-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-10Boiler inspection
2021-04-22Deed — from RIVERA, JANET to MIRANDA, JOSEPHA G; RIVERA, JANET
2021-04-22Mortgage $356,125 — from RIVERA, JANET; MIRANDA, JOSEPHA G to MERS, INC.; INTERCONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, INC$356,125
2021-03-15Deed transfer (nominal price)
2021-02-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-21Boiler inspection
2020-04-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-02-18311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2020-01-26311: Drug Activity — Use Outside
2020-01-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2020-01-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2020-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2019
2019-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2019-10-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2019-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2019-09-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2019-05-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2019-04-14311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019-04-09Boiler inspection
2019-03-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2019-03-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018
2018-11-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2018-11-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-11-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-11-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-11-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018-07-11Boiler inspection
2018-06-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2018-04-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2017
2017-08-29311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2017-08-29DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD NOTICED AT TIME OF INSPECTION ALT WORK IN PROGRESS. NOTICED MEN WORKING INSIDE STORE FRONT, STOREFRONT GATE L
2017-08-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO JOBSITE. NOTICED ALT WORK IN PROGRESS WORKERS IN SITE WITH ACTIVE PERMIT DENYING ACCESS. RMDY: STO
2017-07-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-05-09Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE (U.G. 6) FOR EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (U.G.6). NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$63,840
2017-05-09Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE (U.G. 6) FOR EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (U.G.6). NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$63,840
2016
2016-07-19311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2016-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-05-18311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2015-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-22311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2014
2014-08-28Deed — from HIDALGO, JANET
2014-06-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2012
2012-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-11311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-10-11311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2011-01-13DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2010
2010-10-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.BASED ON PHYSICAL OBSERVATION OF NEW WORK DONE IN CELLAR BOILER ROOM AS STATED BY GJ PASTOR LIC#2720B ON EMERGEN$1,600
2010-09-13311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
1999
1999-05-12Deed — from ALVAREZ, ANTONIA to HIDALGO, JANET
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:

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