785 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1914 · 4-story walk-up · 38 apartments
No open housing violations.
- Tenant reviews
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- Open violations
- None openNo open housing violations on record.
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 10 violations from 2021 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 4
- Doors and windows 3
- Mold and damp 2
- Inspector last found a problem
- 21 Aug 2024 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
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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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThis 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 violationNothing open. 26 violations in the record, all of them closed.
20 closed violations, plus 6 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots at 4th story balcony, fire escape at building north yard
Issued 21 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch at staircase door at cellar at public hall
Issued 10 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 6 Oct 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 15 sq.ft at ceiling at basement original violation 15365557 issued 14-sep-22 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 14 Sept 2022Violation closed 23 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1. sq.ft at north window jamb and south jamb at the window at west wall in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at west original violation 14044713 issued 27-feb-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation closed 23 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 2 sq. ft at north window jamb at the west wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 2nd story at west original violation 14044717 issued 27-feb-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation closed 23 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at staircase door at cellar at public hall
Issued 10 Jul 2024Violation closed 3 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Properly repair the broken or defective lockset at door in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective repair/hinges in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Replace with new the broken or defective 6th, 8th, 14th,15th and 16th ceramic tile step tread from bottom up at stair a at south at public hall stairs, 1st story
Issued 14 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color around window recess on west wall in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at all window jambs around window at west wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak above window at west wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak around window recess at west wall in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Replace with new the missing upper and lower sash and glass (entire window frame) at window opening 1st and second from east at south in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at south
Issued 13 Oct 2022Violation closed 23 Feb 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Remove device preventing door from being self-closing kickstand doorstop installed at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 14 Sept 2022Violation closed 30 Jan 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 15 sq.ft at ceiling at basement
Issued 14 Sept 2022Violation closed 12 Jan 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 2 sq. ft at north window jamb at the west wall in the 2nd room from north at west, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation closed 29 Jun 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1. sq.ft at north window jamb and south jamb at the window at west wall in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at west
Issued 27 Feb 2021Violation closed 29 Jun 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
26 violations on record in total, 0 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
18 complaints in three years, 5 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise5 / 13
- Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
- Entry, buzzer and mail0 / 1
- Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
- Pests0 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
- 20241 eviction
- 20231 eviction
Filings
Public filingBuilding 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.
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 4 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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.
Registered managing agent
TOMPKINS 420 REALTY LLC
Public records list TOMPKINS 420 REALTY LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 27 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC
Public records list KNICKERBOCKER LOFTS LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 27 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
785 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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.
- The city recorded 6 mould violations here, most recently in 2022, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
No. HPD lists no open housing violations here. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (4), doors and windows (3) and mold and damp (2).
On 21 Aug 2024. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
City marshals carried out 2 residential evictions here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
BBL 3034130006 · Block 3413, Lot 6 · Building class C1