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872 Hancock Street

598Records
13City systems
8Open violations
94.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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598 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 265 HPD complaints, 169 311 service requests, 47 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC
BBL3014900041
BIN3039922

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 94.6. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (7)
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)90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC
Head officerBRANDON LI
Managing agentBRANDON LI
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,270,000 $571,500
2026$1,416,000 $637,200
2027$1,699,000 $764,550

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Weng Garden LLCNot yet graded—
Weng's GardenChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

872 Hancock Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $313,863 on 2022-05-20 (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
2022-05-20Mortgage $313,863 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $313,863
2022-05-20Agreement $1,400,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC $1,400,000
2017-06-22Mortgage $341,342 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $341,342
2017-06-22Agreement $1,200,000 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,200,000
2013-08-05Mortgage $925,000 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2013-08-05AL&R $925,000 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2009-03-19AL&R $950,000 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $950,000
2009-03-19M&CON $950,000 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $950,000
2007-02-26Deed $800,000 — from DANIEL, MARIE TERESA to 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC $800,000
2007-02-26Mortgage $600,000 — from 90 HOWARD AVENUE LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $600,000
2004-03-22AL&R $175,000 — from EMMIGRANT FUNDING COMPANY to DANIEL, MARIE THERESA; DANIEL, MARIE THERESA $175,000
2004-03-22Mortgage $175,000 — from DANIEL, MARIE THERESA; DANIEL, MARIE THERESA to EMMIGRANT FUNDING COMPANY $175,000
1994-05-02Mortgage $80,000 — from DANIEL, MARIE TERESA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710114622
201811230126
201900110112
202000180119
202101180120
202201212731
202300190221
202400120315
202501160522
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 488Ownership & money 34Health & systems 41

Every one of the 598 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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