1287 Madison Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03361-0033BIN 3076812

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open rent-impairing violation(s)
027 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Not on the rent-stabilized list

Not found in the DOF tax-bill records nor the 2024 DHCR registered building list. Absence isn't proof a unit is unregulated — buildings can be missing or newly deregulated.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building4 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

141

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-01-12RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2050 ADM CODE SEAL IN OPEN POSITION THE O.S.Y. VALVE OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CELLAR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-01-12

§ 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CELLAR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-01-12

§ 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2005-08-115+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS BATHROOM AND KITCHEN CENTER WEST AT CELLAR

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

General1

Heat/Hot Water1

GeneralVentilation System2026-06-19 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-03-18 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

712

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential407

Street/Sidewalk132

Commercial90

Unspecified63

Vehicle20

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

219

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony74

Misdemeanor117

Violation28

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 10 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2013-02-27

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2010-09-20

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2010-08-18

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

628 Knickerbocker BH LLC

Head officer

derrick shaoulpour

Managing agent

derrick shaoulpour

4 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-12-15 · $2,500,000

Most recent mortgage2025-11-17 · $2,600,000

Sale2025-12-15$2,500,000

628 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC → 628 KNICKERBOCKER BH LLC

Mortgage2025-11-17$2,600,000

borrower 628 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE, LLC · lender STEARNS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2022-07-14$600,000

borrower 151 TOMPKINS AVE, LLC, 628 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC · lender STEARNS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Sale2016-08-16$2,020,000

KERRISDALE BUSHWICK THREE LLC → 628 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC

Mortgage2016-08-16$2,300,000

borrower 628 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE LLC · lender SAVOY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2020 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2020

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2020-03-10

90-day noticewater/sewer only2020-02-12

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale