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653 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn

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653 Knickerbocker Avenue at a glance

653 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn has 33 open city records on file, 15 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Jun 4, 2026.

Open Class C
15
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
15
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
3
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
5
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jun 4, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 653 Knickerbocker Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Aug 6, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 883 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 15
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 15
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 1
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 653 Knickerbocker Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 883 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 653 Knickerbocker Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 15 summonses below, out of $26,700.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 653 Knickerbocker Avenue
1446745Dec 12, 2018WORK W/O A PERMIT. I OBSERVED IN THE CELLAR AREA NEWLY-INSTALLED SANI Jul 2, 2019Found in violation
578000Dec 12, 2018ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. OBSERVED AT 3:00PM 1. 100 AMP SERVICJul 2, 2019Found in violation
1446750Dec 12, 2018FAIL TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY FOR METAL RACEWAYS ENCJul 1, 2019Found in violation
578095Dec 12, 2018FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE PER Jul 2, 2019Found in violation
1045228May 3, 2016FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED IN BASEMENJun 20, 2016Resolved
1127187Jul 11, 2013ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT. 1 NEW FEEDER BASEMENT. REMEDY: OBTAIN Nov 12, 2013Found in violation
1127186Jul 11, 2013FAILURE TO GROUND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. WATER MAIN GROUND IS NOT PROVIDENov 4, 2013Found in violation
1127191Jul 11, 2013UNAPPROVED/UNSAFE/UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPARATUS MATERIALSNov 12, 2013Found in violation
1127196Jul 11, 2013FAILURE TO PROVIDE COVER/FACEPLATE/LAMP HOLDER/LUMINAIRE CANOPY FOR ELNov 12, 2013Found in violation
1127195Jul 11, 2013FAILURE TO SECURE/SUPPORT RACEWAYS/CABLE ASSEMBLIES/BOXES/CABINETS/FITNov 12, 2013Found in violation
1126911Mar 20, 2009FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER TO CORRECT VIO #34687479X FOR WORK W/Jul 2, 2009Found in violation
1126834Aug 1, 2008WORK W/O A PERMIT. AT CELLAR LEVEL PARTITIONS HAS BEEN ERECTED CREATINOct 28, 2009Found in violation
1126833Aug 1, 2008RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLOct 28, 2009Found in violation
1126804Jun 9, 2007FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG:HAZARDOUS AS NOTED:AT THE REAR OF FOUR STORIEAug 6, 2007Found in violation
1105154Jun 8, 2007OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O & DOB RECORDS CLASS 'A' AAug 27, 2007Written off