Is 557 Knickerbocker Ave rent stabilized?
557 Knickerbocker Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 43 apartments, built in 1998.
Also written as 557 Knickerbocker Avenue — or 557 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 43 apartments it is larger than 97% of the 641 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bushwick (East). It went up in 1998, 67 years after the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 53 open violations here, about 1.2 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 208 violations on record at the address, 53 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 18 of them are still open. HPD issued 6 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1998 |
| Apartments | 43 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3033350001 |
Owner & management
| Owner | KNICKERBOCKER SQUARE ASSOCIATES LP 217 WYCKOFF AVE. · Brooklyn, NY 11237 |
| Managing agent | RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 53 open / 208 total · 6 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 284 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 25, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 557 Knickerbocker Ave rent stabilized?
557 Knickerbocker Ave in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 557 Knickerbocker Ave?
557 Knickerbocker Ave (BBL 3033350001) has about 43 residential apartments and was built in 1998, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.