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176 Knickerbocker Avenue

BROOKLYN, NY 11237 BBL 3031650029 8 units · 4 floors · 2011

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bushwick
? vs. avg
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 176 Knickerbocker Avenue rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 2011
6 or more units
8 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 176 Knickerbocker Avenue's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
39th percentile

Out of 5008 buildings in this neighborhood, 1953 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
45.2%
No serious
violations
50.0%
Some violations
(1–9)
4.8%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building characteristics
Total units8
Floors4
Year built2011
Gross area6,895 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

176 Knickerbocker Avenue's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Head Officer

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Ioan Sita
Address
207 Starr Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Landlord portfolio

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