179 Knickerbocker Avenue
Top insights
- No open HPD violations — cleaner than 92% of buildings in this ZIP
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~5)
- Built before 1939 (1931) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
12 months to Oct 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
179 Knickerbocker Avenue
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- City records show no open HPD violations here — ask what was most recently repaired and how maintenance requests are handled, since a clean record isn’t a guarantee of upkeep.
- We found no DHCR rent-stabilization unit count for this building. That is not the same as the building being market-rate — a registration can be on file with no unit figure, or not have been filed at all. Ask the landlord directly whether the unit is rent-stabilized, and request your own rent history from DHCR.
179 Knickerbocker Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11237. The closest subway is Jefferson St (L) (6-minute walk), served by the L line.
Building Condition
- 2011-12-13 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2008-07-22 "STOP ALL WORK,MAKE SAFE ONLY,CALL THE DOB AT 718-802-3685 FOR FULL RES CIND"
- 2008-01-03
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1931. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 65
- HARRASSMENT 2: 53
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 52
- GRAND LARCENY: 34
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 30
- Noise - Residential: 134
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 104
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 94
- Illegal Parking: 70
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 67
- 181 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE
- 193 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE
- 203 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE
- P.S. 123 Suydam
- P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
- P.S. 086 The Irvington
- I.S. 347 School of Humanities
- I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech.
- J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby
- Williamsburg Charter High School
- Achievement First Bushwick Charter School
- Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellen
Levels add up to 16 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 14 distinct schools are within range.
- Jefferson St
- Morgan Av
- Central Av
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Bushwick Starr, Inc.
- Achievement First Voyager Charter School
- Achievement First University Prep High School
- P.s. 123 Suydam
- Brooklyn United Children - Wilson
- I.s. 349 Math, Science & Tech.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Optimum Cable Fiber Up to 8,000 Mbps down · 8,000 Mbps up
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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