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180 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 30 open in all.

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Open violations
301 · 29
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 30 violations before that, the first in 1987.

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Open per apartment
5 (30 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 Aug 2004 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous1 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system 1 sty public hall & on boiler room door.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous29 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at public hall

    Issued 6 Aug 2004Notice sent out 3 May 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 1 sty east an apartment mejias., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Jun 1993Notice sent out 3 May 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor sink kitchen 1 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Jun 1993Notice sent out 3 May 2007Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice & roaches all rooms 1 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Jun 1993Notice sent out 3 May 2007Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective window glass top sash kitchen 1 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Jun 1993Notice sent out 3 May 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 1 sty south an apartment diaz., section '' ''

    Issued 26 Nov 1989Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets cold water sink 1 sty an apartment kitchen.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the missing door knob entrance to 1 sty an apartment.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice & roaches 1 sty an apartment.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective mortar clg cellar thru out.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008§ D26-10.01

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  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets cold water bathtub 1 sty an apartment bathroom.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • ×2Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tile 1 sty an apartment bathroom.

    2 issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent outFloors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 1 sty an apartment andujar.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • ×2Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 3 sty an apartment.

    2 issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent outFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls & ceilings 3 sty an apartment kitchen.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice & roaches 3 sty an apartment.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 3 sty an apartment caban.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 3 sty an apartment.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes all balconies rear.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination all stys public hall.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Electrical§ 27-2039

  • Replace with new the missing door knob entrance to bldg.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass lower sash window 1 sty an apartment kitchen.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of ladders boxes and paint cans 3 sty public hall.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of wood gate across 2 sty public hall rear.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors entrance 1 sty an apartment.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing 1 sty south an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color wall 1 sty an apartment center room.

    Issued 22 Sept 1987Notice sent out 4 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices11 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • ×6File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    6 issued 9 Apr 2021 to 5 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • ×5Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    5 issued 25 Feb 2022 to 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

46 violations on record in total, 41 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to report.

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2021 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Owner of record

    EMLYN NOBLEZA-NYBORG

    Public records list EMLYN NOBLEZA-NYBORG as the owner of record for this address as of 16 Mar 2021. Source: HPD registration.

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
  3. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  4. 11 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3031650030 · Block 3165, Lot 30 · Building class C2