Bushwick

653 Knickerbocker Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11237

8 Units

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Built in 1931

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4 Floors

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2.4(1)
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Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 26 violations which is 3.25 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.59 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
5Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
16Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
5Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
2019-04-17Section 300 m/d law file plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration ...wooden deck with stairs attached to rear at building , 1st storyNot complied with
2018-12-23Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from east, the kitchen , the bathroom , the 4th room from east located at apt 4l, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northSecond no access to re-inspect violation
2018-06-04Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at south wall in the kitchen located at apt 4l, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northSecond no access to re-inspect violation
2016-02-11Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st window frame from north at east wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall, baseboard at south wall, 2nd door frame from east at south wall in the kitchen located at apt 4l, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northSecond no access to re-inspect violation
2016-02-11Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall in the kitchen located at apt 4l, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northSecond no access to re-inspect violation
Property Owners and Associates
653 Knickerbocker Realty LLC
Corporate Owner
2.4(1)

2 Properties

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21 Units

Pre Lee LLC
Corporate Owner
3.2(168)

110 Properties

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1300 Units

Tom Rosenberg
Agent, Head Officer
3.4(25)

16 Properties

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182 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
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Only half renovated

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My unit is beautiful, roof access(not great), l...
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They keep the heaters on during the spring and ...
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Put in cameras, put in a key pad, renovate all ...
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