Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

54 Knickerbocker Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11237Individually ownedBBL 3030030012BIN 3070662
Year Built1931
Floors4
Units32
Building Area40,760 sqft
ZoningM1-1
ClassD3
Market Value$5.8M

54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE is a property located at 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores. The building was constructed in 1931. It has 4 floors and 32 units. The building area is 40,760 square feet on a 10,190 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-1. The assessed market value is $5.8M. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 21 building permits on record (11 active). There are 110 violations on record (83 currently open). 41 docketed judgments carrying $6,887 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

388records on file
81Energy Star

Completed in 1931, 54 Knickerbocker Ave rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 32 units and 40,760 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.8M, and assessed for tax at $2.6M. In the 53 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 388 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 110 of its 388 records, fully 28%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (110) and enforcement (73) trail well behind. 83 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2004.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 81, with a site energy-use intensity of 41.8 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 151 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 28% violation, 53 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$5.8M of Kings, written across 388 government filings.

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Property Details

Address54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Fireproof Without Stores
D3
Year Built1931
Floors4
Total Units32
Building Area40,760 sqft
Lot Size10,190 sqft
ZoningM1-1
ConditionAverage
3030030012
3070662
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.8M
$2.6M
$275K

Building Permits

21 on record · 11 active
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
PLAN EXAM - DISAPPROVED
Filed Jun 7, 2023Est. cost $50KJob #321470485-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Jan 22, 2018Est. cost $5KJob #321701967-01
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 3, 2018Job #321701967-01-01
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
PLAN EXAM - DISAPPROVED
Filed Nov 30, 2015Est. cost $50KJob #321257894-01
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK
Filed Oct 31, 2008Est. cost $220KJob #301779369-01

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Violations

110 on record · 83 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$6,887
Judgments · 41 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048629582R
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048463442H
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2024Balance $312Ticket #039079162K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Ticket #011750045N
ELECTRICAL LIGHTING HAZARDS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2019Balance $300Ticket #0205229256
LOOSE RUBBISH

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202512-0003387

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 2, 2026#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202512-0002858

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 29, 2025#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202412-0003722

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 29, 2025#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202412-0004442

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 11, 2024#VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202312-0003504

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237 was constructed in 1931. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores with 4 floors and 32 units. The building area is 40,760 sqft.

Are there building permits at 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237 has 21 building permits on record, with 11 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 1 (PLAN EXAM - DISAPPROVED) filed Jun 7, 2023.

Does 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237 has 110 violations on record, with 83 currently open. Breakdown: 12 DOB Safety, 49 DOB, 49 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237 has 41 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $6,887. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE?

54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237 has an assessed market value of $5.8M and a total assessed value of $2.6M (land: $275K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE?

54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237 is zoned M1-1. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE?

54 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11237 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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