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 8. 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
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1) · Street Sign (1) · Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
$8,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1911)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC
Head officer
PAUL HENRY
Managing agent
PATOMA INC
Last registered
2025-09-13
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$864,000
$388,800
2026
$954,000
$429,300
2027
$1,145,000
$515,250
The city's market estimate has risen
33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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
Subway
Halsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Hancock St — B60 · 600 ft
Citi Bike
Knickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
9 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $95,606 on
2021-01-29 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-02-03
Agreement $1,650,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC
$1,650,000
2021-01-29
Agreement $2,250,000 — from 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,250,000
2021-01-29
Mortgage $95,606 — from 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$95,606
2016-03-02
Mortgage $804,428 — from 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$804,428
2016-03-02
Agreement $2,300,000 — from 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,300,000
2013-12-24
Mortgage $1,550,000 — from 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,550,000
2012-10-09
Deed $775,000 — from PABON, EDWIN to 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC
$775,000
2008-05-29
Mortgage $350,000 — from PABON, EDWIN to MERS
$350,000
2008-05-29
AL&R $350,000 — from PABON, EDWIN to MERS
$350,000
1992-10-22
Mortgage $38,600 — from TORRES, FABIA to FRIEDKIN, DANIEL; MILLER, SARA
$38,600
1989-04-26
Mortgage $30,000 — from TORRES, FABIA to DELOSSANTOS, JOSEPH
$30,000
1987-12-07
Mortgage $35,000 — from TORRES, FABIA to BANCO DE PONCE
$35,000
1985-08-01
Mortgage $10,000 — from TORRES, FABIA to MORALES, SUSANNA
$10,000
1982-12-16
Mortgage $6,750 — from MORALES, SUSANNA to DARTMOUTH PLAN INC
$6,750
1982-07-21
Mortgage $26,000 — from MORALES, SUSANNA to APONTE, JOAQUIN
$26,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
9
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
0
0
1
2018
0
0
2
0
0
2
2019
0
0
1
0
0
1
2020
0
1
8
0
0
9
2021
0
1
4
2
0
7
2022
0
0
1
0
6
7
2023
2
0
1
0
3
6
2024
0
0
7
0
1
8
2025
0
0
4
0
2
6
2026
0
0
3
2
1
6
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HPD 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
2026-04-29
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-03
Agreement $1,650,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC
2026-02-03
Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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
2026-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-03Agreement $1,650,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC$1,650,000
2026-02-03Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2025
2025-07-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-12-24Mortgage $1,550,000 — from 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,550,000
2013-10-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-10-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2013-10-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-09-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-09-12Job filed: FILING FOR SP WORK-TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-II JOB # 320523108. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, EGRESS, OR USE.$66,700
2013-09-12Job filed: FILING FOR SP WORK-TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-II JOB # 320523108. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, EGRESS, OR USE.$66,700
2013-09-12Job filed: FILING FOR BL WORK-TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-II JOB # 320523108. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, EGRESS, OR USE.$1,000
2013-02-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-02-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-02-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-02-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-02-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2013-02-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2013-02-13HPD class B: § 27-2032, 2034 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ILLEGAL SPACE AND/OR HOT WATER HEATER AND PROVIDE FILED FOR & APPROVED HEATER WHICH OBTAINS COMB
2013-02-13HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2
2013-02-13HPD class C: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING , IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd S
2013-02-13HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY
2013-02-13HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR TO CELLAR LOCKED, AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2013-02-13HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2013-02-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-02-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-01-10REL — from PABON, EDWIN to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A, AS TRUSTEE
2013-01-10AALR — from GREYSTONE BANK to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE
2013-01-10TL&R — from EDWIN PABON to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE
2013-01-10Mortgage assigned — from GREYSTONE BANK to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. AS TRUSTEE
2013-01-10Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to GREYSTONE BANK
2012
2012-12-05Job filed: FILING TO CONVERT PART OF EXISTING NON-CONFORMING USE ON 1ST FLOOR TO A CONFORMING RESIDENTIAL USE. ALL WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$264,000
2012-12-05Job filed: FILING TO CONVERT PART OF EXISTING NON-CONFORMING USE ON 1ST FLOOR TO A CONFORMING RESIDENTIAL USE. ALL WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$264,000
2012-11-08Job filed: NEW INTERIOR LAYOUT AT THE FLOORS INDICATED ON PLANS. THERE IS NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER APPLICATION.$539,123
2012-10-09Deed $775,000 — from PABON, EDWIN to 716 KNICKERBOCKER LLC$775,000
2012-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-09-01Job filed: PROPOSE REMOVAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING FIXTURES OF THE ALTERED SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE (HPD#3$22,000
2011-09-01Job filed: PROPOSE REMOVAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING FIXTURES OF THE ALTERED SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE (HPD#3$22,000
2011-07-26DOB complaint, category ?
2011-07-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A C/C W/THE DOB FOR NOV #34889441X ISSUED ON 1.16.11 PURSUANT TO 28-204.4 & $4,000
2011-07-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #34889155P ISSUED ON 1.16.11. REMEDY: COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S OR$12,000
2011-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
2011-05-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER TO CORRECT VIO #34889155P FOR WORK W/O PERMIT @ 1ST FL COMM SPACE ALTERED W/NEW PLUMBING/PARTITIO$24,000
2011-04-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-03-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A COFC W/THE DOB RESPONDENT FAILED TO CORRECT THE VIOLATING CONDIIONS & FILE A COFC,P$4,000
2011-03-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ AN ORDER OF THE COMMS RESPONDENT FAILED TO CORRECT THE CONDITIONS CITED IN NOV#3488915P FOR ILLEGAL WORK THRO$12,000
2011-01-17DOB complaint, category ?
2011-01-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS. UPON INSPECTION COMM SPACE AT REAR CONVERTED TO CABARET W/6 PC BAND AND DANCING$2,400
2011-01-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: 1ST FLR CONVERTED FROM COMMERCIAL SPACE TO CABARET (WATER LOUNGE), W/NEW BATHROOM, MEZZILINE AREA, BAR & NEW EX$800
2008-05-29Mortgage $350,000 — from PABON, EDWIN to MERS$350,000
2008-05-29AL&R $350,000 — from PABON, EDWIN to MERS$350,000
2008-05-29Deed — from PABON, EDWIN; TORRES, DECEASED, FABIA to PABON, EDWIN
2008-05-13Mortgage satisfied — from TORRES, FABIA to FRIEDKIN, DANIEL
2007
2007-05-23City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2007003354201 (i.a.t.l.), perform total lead analysis of 5 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection a$22
2007-05-22City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2007003354201 (i.a.t.l.), perform total lead analysis of 4 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection a$17
2007-05-16City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2007003354201 (i.a.t.l.), perform total lead analysis of 5 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection a$22
2007-04-30City emergency repair (OMO): erp doh lead abatement violation: as per rc #and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as per new$6,697
2006
2006-11-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006-11-08City emergency repair (HWO): apartment #3l install one (1) window and stops in livingroom. reinstall four (4) window guards and stops in the entire a$68
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from TORRES, FABIA to FRIEDKIN, DANIEL
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-10-22Mortgage $38,600 — from TORRES, FABIA to FRIEDKIN, DANIEL; MILLER, SARA$38,600
1990
1990-09-26DOB violation B: 36
1990-06-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION CORNICE ROOF NORTH & EAST
1990-06-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS VESTIBULE TO 1 STY PUBLIC HALL
1990-06-25HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 2 STY EAST APT 2L NORTHEAST ROOM GU
1990-06-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE FIRE PROOF SELFCLOSING DOOR BULKHEAD TO ROOF
1990-06-25HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER BOARD CLG CELLAR THRU OUT.
1990-06-25HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL 3 STY EAST APT 3L NORTHEAST ROOM
1990-06-25HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 1 ROOM FROM NORTHEAST 3 STY EAST AP
1989
1989-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from TORRES, FABIA to MORALES, SUSANNA
1989-04-26Mortgage $30,000 — from TORRES, FABIA to DELOSSANTOS, JOSEPH$30,000
1989-04-26Mortgage assigned — from DELOSSANTOS, JOSEPH to FRIEDKIN, DANIEL
1987
1987-12-07Mortgage $35,000 — from TORRES, FABIA to BANCO DE PONCE$35,000
1985
1985-12-13Mortgage assigned — from MORALES, SUSANNA to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
1985-08-01Mortgage satisfied — from MORALES, SUSANA to APONTE, JOAQUIN
1985-08-01Mortgage $10,000 — from TORRES, FABIA to MORALES, SUSANNA$10,000
1985-08-01Deed — from MORALES, SUSANNA to TORRES, FABIA
1985-01-16Mortgage satisfied — from MORALES, SUSANNA to DARTMOUTH PLAN INC
1982
1982-12-16Mortgage assigned — from DARTMOUTH PLAN, INC to FIRST PENNSYLVANIA BANK
1982-12-16Mortgage $6,750 — from MORALES, SUSANNA to DARTMOUTH PLAN INC$6,750
1982-07-21Mortgage $26,000 — from MORALES, SUSANNA to APONTE, JOAQUIN$26,000
1982-07-15Deed — from APONTE, JOAQUIN to MORALES, SUSANNA
1982-02-24Mortgage satisfied — from ARROYO, ALPHONSO to LIBRANTI, ANGELO
1978
1978-05-10Deed — from ALLENDE VICENTE to APONTE JOAQUIN
1977
1977-11-25Deed — from APONTE JOAGIN to ALLENDE VICENTE
1977-07-08Deed — from ARROYO ALFONSO to APONTE JOAQUIM
1974
1974-10-22Deed — from LIBRANTI ANGELO to ARROYO ALPHONSO
1974-10-22Mortgage — from ARROYO ALPHONSO to LIBRANTI ANGELO
1970
1970-01-12Deed — from BUSER EILEEN to LIBRANTI ANGELO
1970-01-12Mortgage — from LIBRANTI ANGELO to BUSER EILEEN