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858 Hancock Street

395Records
13City systems
0Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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395 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 99 HPD housing violations, 86 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1905
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)HANCOCK NY LLC
BBL3014900034
BIN3039918

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HANCOCK NY LLC
Head officerABRAHAM J HOFFMAN
Managing agentBushburg Properties Inc
Last registered2025-10-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,213,000 $545,850
2026$1,354,000 $609,300
2027$1,579,000 $710,550

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Howard Av — B26 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Howard Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

858 Hancock Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BUSHBURG PROPERTIES INC — 7 buildings, 3,595 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
395 Carroll St BK1641 A
130 Water Street MN1418 A
2840 Atlantic Avenue BK320 B
635 4 Avenue BK91 A
824 Bergen Street BK67 A
12 Rockwell Place BK52 A
858 Hancock Street BK6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $61,475 on 2019-12-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-04Agreement $2,200,000 — from HANCOCK NY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,200,000
2019-12-04Mortgage $61,475 — from HANCOCK NY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $61,475
2014-11-20AL&R $2,500,000 — from HANCOCK NY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,500,000
2014-11-20Mortgage $2,400,000 — from HANCOCK NY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,400,000
2009-10-27Deed $300,000 — from 858 ENTERPRISES LLC to HANCOCK NY LLC $300,000
2004-07-09Deed $400,000 — from BLAND, TONI to 858 ENTERPRISE LLC $400,000
2004-07-09AL&R $300,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 858 ENTERPRISE LLC $300,000
2004-07-09Mortgage $300,000 — from 858 ENTERPRISE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $300,000

Ten-year activity

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20180140014
201901405
20201200021
202103003
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 327Ownership & money 23Health & systems 18

Every one of the 395 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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