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). 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, and 9 of them are still open. HPD issued 26 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 958 HPD complaints at the address, 3 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 / 958 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 9, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 653 Knickerbocker Ave rent stabilized?
653 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 code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. 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 653 Knickerbocker Ave?
653 Knickerbocker Ave (BBL 3033650102) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.