353 Knickerbocker Avenue

353 Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 3 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• The other 2 buildings registered to this head officer are all graded C or better.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (3 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 57 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2003-09-09. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 100 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CLOTHING BOXES CLOTHES RACKS CELLAR THRU OUT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1632521
• Class B: Garbage not removed. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL., issued 2003-09-09. HPD violation 4692865
• Class A: Unapproved alteration (basement). M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING ROOM CELLAR CENTER., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 1632522

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ASC 770 LLC. Head officer: SIMON VAKNIN. Managing agent: ABRAHAM AVIKASIS. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 20, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3032470003, HPD building ID 321255. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Knickerbocker Av (M), 4 min walk
• DeKalb Av (L), 5 min walk
• Central Av (M), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.