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870 Hancock Street

236Records
10City systems
0Open violations
31Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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236 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 HPD housing violations, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1905
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)LS 8SEVENTY LLC
BBL3014900040
BIN3039921

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 31. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Rodent (1) · Street Condition (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)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)LS 8Seventy LLC
Head officerSteve Reynolds
Managing agentAscent Realty Group LLC
Last registered2026-06-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$732,000 $329,400
2026$817,000 $367,650
2027$980,000 $441,000

The city's market estimate has risen 34% 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 · 450 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

870 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

4 311 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 ASCENT REALTY GROUP LLC — 10 buildings, 50 units. Grades across the portfolio: B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1021 8 Avenue BK7 B
152 Guernsey Street BK6 B
319 Menahan Street BK6 B
411 Suydam Street BK6 B
511 Graham Avenue BK5 C
329 Henry Street BK5 B
870 Hancock Street BK5 C
913 Union Street BK4 B
109 Moffat Street BK4 B
199 Grand Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $132,635 on 2021-07-29 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-29Mortgage $132,635 — from LS 8SEVENTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $132,635
2021-07-29Agreement $1,000,000 — from LS 8SEVENTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2021-07-29AL&R $1,000,000 — from LS 8SEVENTY, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2017-10-24AL&R $925,000 — from LS8SEVENTY, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $925,000
2017-10-24Mortgage $350,020 — from LS8SEVENTY, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $350,020
2017-10-24Agreement $925,000 — from LS8SEVENTY, LLC to COUNTRY BANK $925,000
2015-05-04Mortgage $600,000 — from LS 8SEVENTY, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $600,000
2015-05-04AL&R $600,000 — from LS 8SEVENTY, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK $600,000
2015-05-04Deed $800,000 — from REID, JULIET to LS 8SEVENTY LLC $800,000
2010-06-30Mortgage $540,429 — from MOSELY-MORRIS, DONNA to RESIDENTIAL HOME FUNDING CORP. $540,429
2010-06-30Deed $580,000 — from REID ENTERPRISES, INC. to MOSELY-MORRIS, DONNA $580,000
2006-08-28Mortgage $120,000 — from BAILEY, ALEESHIA E to WMC MORTGAGE CORP. $120,000
2006-08-28Mortgage $640,000 — from BAILEY, ALEESHIA E to MERS $640,000
2004-02-05Mortgage $150,000 — from GREEN PETERSON, ARTHEA to METWEST COMMERCIAL LENDER $150,000
2004-02-05AL&R $150,000 — from METWEST COMMERCIAL LENDER to GREEN PETERSON, ARTHEA $150,000

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201800000
201901001
202001001
2021075012
202211013
202304004
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202512025
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The full timeline

Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 157Ownership & money 49Health & systems 9

Every one of the 236 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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