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891 Knickerbocker Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3034370005 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

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 10. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-24.

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: Missed Collection (1) · Lead (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)NY OAKLAND LLC
Head officerANDREW KANE
Managing agentPinnacle City Living
Last registered2024-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,283,000 $76,980
2026$1,189,000 $71,340
2027$1,421,000 $85,260

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayWilson Av — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Knickerbocker Av — B20 · 100 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Moffat St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

891 Knickerbocker Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Wall Street MN476 A
67 Wall Street MN331 A
200 East 82 Street MN230 A
280 East 161 Street BX204 D
1533 Third Avenue MN131 A
200 Montague Street BK121 A
39-40 30 Street QN103 A
1975 Madison Avenue MN93 A
1105 Jerome Avenue BX79 A
2363 Southern Boulevard BX72 B
180 East 93 Street BK70 B
117 Kent Avenue BK62 A
820 Jackson Avenue BX61 B
103 East 165 Street BX54 C
101 East 165 Street BX54 D
972 Leggett Avenue BX46 B
951 Anderson Avenue BX45 B
35 Claver Place BK44 A
814 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
953 Anderson Avenue BX42 C
321 East 69 Street MN40 A
1140 Woodycrest Avenue BX35 B
39 West 8 Street MN34 A
280 East 91 Street BK31 B
951 Woodycrest Avenue BX28 B
121 West 116 Street MN22 C
206 East 87 Street MN20 B
538 Hudson Street MN18 A
426 West 48 Street MN18 C
985 2 Avenue MN16 B
440 Amsterdam Avenue MN10 A
372 West 127 Street MN10 C
2109 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2095 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
151 East 82 Street MN7 B
119 Powers Street BK3 C
170 South 4 Street BK3 D
221 2 Avenue MN3 B
308 Clermont Avenue BK3 B
101 Macon Street BK3 D
223 East 59 Street MN3 F
274 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
20 Lefferts Place BK2 B
44A Eldert Street BK2 C
1076 Decatur Street BK2 B
698 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
843 Prospect Place BK2 B
185 Hart Street BK2 D
2001 5 Avenue MN2 C
1226 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
360 West 123 Street MN2 C
103 Greene Avenue BK2 C
1456 Dean Street BK2 A
113 Schaefer Street BK2 A
722 St Nicholas Avenue MN2 D
1148 Sterling Place BK2 A
891 Knickerbocker Avenue BK2 B
738A Madison Street BK2 D
96 Decatur Street BK2 C
211 Powers Street BK2 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,209,750 on 2026-01-06 (lender: Mortgage Electronic Registraton Systems, INC. and United Wholesale Mortgage LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-06Mortgage $1,209,750 — from CAPALBO, CONRAD CHARLES to UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATON SYSTEMS, $1,209,750
2026-01-06Deed $1,362,500 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to CAPALBO, CONRAD CHARLES $1,362,500
2025-12-29Sold for $1,362,500 $1,362,500 $681,250
2014-05-29Deed $605,000 — from LOPEZ, MIRIAM; LOPEZ, JUDITH to NEW SOUTH WALES URF, LLC $605,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
6
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180202
20190000
20204026
20210000
20220011
20230202
20241012
20251315
20262215
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-01-23311: Missed Collection — Compost
2026-01-06Mortgage $1,209,750 — from CAPALBO, CONRAD CHARLES to UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATON SYSTEMS,
2026-01-06Deed $1,362,500 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to CAPALBO, CONRAD CHARLES
2025-12-29Sold for $1,362,500
2025-11-24HPD 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
2026-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-01-23311: Missed Collection — Compost
2026-01-06Mortgage $1,209,750 — from CAPALBO, CONRAD CHARLES to UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATON SYSTEMS,$1,209,750
2026-01-06Deed $1,362,500 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to CAPALBO, CONRAD CHARLES$1,362,500
2025
2025-12-29Sold for $1,362,500$1,362,500
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-05-29ZONE — from NY OAKLAND LLC
2025-05-29CERT — from INFINITY LAND SERVICES LLC
2025-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-01-06RPTT&RET — from US MASTERS 2 LLC to USM 3 LLC
2023-01-06RPTT&RET — from US MASTERS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (USA) FU to US MASTERS 2 LLC
2022
2022-09-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-10-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-07-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-03-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-01-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018
2018-07-11Deed — from USM ASSET TRUST SERIES 1 to NY OAKLAND LLC
2018-06-27Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016
2016-04-14311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-03-09Deed — from PENRITH URF LLC to USM ASSET TRUST - SERIES 1
2016-02-25311: Street Sign - Dangling — Speed Limit
2016-02-23Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-07-02Deed — from NEW SOUTH WALES URF LLC to PENRITH URF LLC
2015-04-12311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2014
2014-05-29Deed $605,000 — from LOPEZ, MIRIAM; LOPEZ, JUDITH to NEW SOUTH WALES URF, LLC$605,000
2012
2012-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-01-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-01-13DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-08-05Deed — from SOTO, MAXIMA to LOPEZ, JUDITH; LOPEZ, MIRIAM
2000
2000-04-04Mortgage satisfied — from SOTO, JOSE; SOTO, ELBA to UNITED INSTITUTIONALSERVICING CORP
1997
1997-01-09Mortgage assigned — from LIBERTY LENDING SERVICES INC to COLORADO SAVINGS BANK
1989
1989-11-28Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL NATIONAL MTGASC to HUD
1976
1976-09-01Deed — from SOTO JOSE; SOTO ELBA to SOTO MAXIMA
1969
1969-05-21Mortgage assigned — from UNITED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICING CORP to FEDL NATL MTGE ASSN
1969-05-12Mortgage — from SOTO ELBA; SOTO JOSE to UNITED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICING CORP
1969-05-12Deed — from PRIMA REALTY CORP to SOTO ELBA; SOTO JOSE
1969-04-18Mortgage — from PRIMA REALTY CORP to DELTA CAPITAL CORP
1969-04-18Deed — from FARINO THOMAS; FARINO SALVATORE; FARINO JOHN; FARINO FRANK; FARINO JOSEPH; FARINO ANTHONY; to PRIMA REALTY CORP

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