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691 Knickerbocker Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033850008 · 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2001-01-10.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1) · Food Poisoning (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 (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
Aris Pollos A La BrasaLatin AmericanCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 BikePutnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave · 350 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

691 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

2 311 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: $300,000 on 2005-10-14 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-10-14Deed $400,000 — from BURGOS, CARMEN DOLORES to SANTOS, MARIA; SANTOS, RICHARD; SANTOS, DOMINGO $400,000
2005-10-14Mortgage $300,000 — from SANTOS, DOMINGO; SANTOS, MARIA; SANTOS, RICHARD to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
6
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180202
20190112
20200202
20210000
20221315
20230112
20240022
20250123
20260156
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-31Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA
2026-08-19Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA
2026-08-17311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-06-10Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA — grade C · mice evidence
2026-04-21Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA · mice evidence
2026-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-31Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA
2026-08-19Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA
2026-08-17311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-06-10Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA — grade C · mice evidence
2026-04-21Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA · mice evidence
2026-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-01-17Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA — grade B · mice evidence
2024
2024-11-21Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA · mice evidence
2024-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-19Restaurant inspection: ARIS POLLOS A LA BRASA — grade A
2023-03-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022
2022-11-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2022-11-04DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-02311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2020
2020-09-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-06-27311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Car Service Company Complaint
2019
2019-10-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-10311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018
2018-08-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-03-07311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2017
2017-12-21311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016
2016-08-01311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2016-07-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2016-07-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-07-14311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2015
2015-12-17311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014
2014-02-20311: Food Establishment — Water
2013
2013-09-25Mortgage satisfied — from SANTOS, RICHARD; SANTOS, DOMINGO; SANTOS, MARIA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2013-09-25TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to SANTOS, MARIA; SANTOS, RICHARD; SANTOS, DOMINGO
2012
2012-07-11Job filed: TO LEGALIZE SPLIT SYSTEM AC UNITS ON EXISTING DUNNAGE IN COMPLIANCE WITH VIOLATION #112-463-42R ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$20,000
2012-07-11Job filed: TO LEGALIZE SPLIT SYSTEM AC UNITS ON EXISTING DUNNAGE IN COMPLIANCE WITH VIOLATION #112-463-42R ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$20,000
2012-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-11-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-11-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-15Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER JOB 310245008$3,000
2010-10-15Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER JOB 310245008$3,000
2008
2008-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-12-22DOB complaint, category ?
2008-12-18Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO AN EATING OR DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.NEW INTERIOR PARTITION. NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES ALL AS PER PLANS FILE HEREWITH$50,220
2008-12-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORKING WITHOUT A PERMIT: UPON INSPECTION AT ABOVE LOCATION. NEWLY INSTALLED SHEETROCK 2X4, ELECTRICAL WIRES, PLUMBING WERE INSTAL$1,600
2008-12-15DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-10-14AL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to SANTOS, DOMINGO; SANTOS, RICHARD; SANTOS, MARIA
2005-10-14Deed $400,000 — from BURGOS, CARMEN DOLORES to SANTOS, MARIA; SANTOS, RICHARD; SANTOS, DOMINGO$400,000
2005-10-14Mortgage $300,000 — from SANTOS, DOMINGO; SANTOS, MARIA; SANTOS, RICHARD to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$300,000
2002
2002-01-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-09-19Job filed: INSTALL 2 BOILERS AS PER PLAN ON 2ND & 3 RD FLS BURNHAM MMII5 MEA# 154-9 E NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$9,000
2001-09-19Job filed: INSTALL 2 BOILERS AS PER PLAN ON 2ND & 3 RD FLS BURNHAM MMII5 MEA# 154-9 E NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$9,000
2001-09-19Job filed: INSTALL 2 BOILERS AS PER PLAN ON 2ND & 3 RD FLS BURNHAM MMII5 MEA# 154-9 E NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$9,000
2001-01-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
1978
1978-04-20Deed — from BURGOS VICTOR MANUEL to BURGOS CARMEN DOLORES
1977
1977-09-01Deed — from DEACONESS COMMUNITY OF THE LUTHERAN CHUR to PRINCE OF PEACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHU
1975
1975-02-06Deed — from COLON ANGEL L; BURGOS VICTOR M to BURGOS VICTOR M
1970
1970-09-24Mortgage — from 691 KNICKERBOCKER CORP to GLASSER NATHAN; GLASSER MORRIS; GLASSER HAROLD
1970-08-31Deed — from 691 KNICKER BOCKER CORP to COLON ANGEL L; BURGOS VICTOR M
1970-08-31Mortgage — from COLON ANGEL L; BURGOS VICTOR M to 691 KNICKERBOCKER CORP

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