Is 653 Knickerbocker Ave rent stabilized?
653 Knickerbocker Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bushwick (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 653 Knickerbocker Avenue — or 653 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it is larger than 70% of the 641 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bushwick (East). Its 1931 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 18 open violations here, about 2.2 per apartment — above the 0.8 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 457 violations on record at the address, 95 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 957 HPD complaints at the address, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bushwick (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3033650102 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 653 KNICKERBOCKER REALTY LLC 543 BEDFORD AVE #264 · BROOKLYN, NY 11211 |
| Managing agent | TOM ROSENBERG |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 18 open / 457 total · 26 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 5 open / 957 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |