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575 Hancock Street

1,060Records
16City systems
178Open violations
63.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,060 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 367 HPD complaints, 310 311 service requests, 276 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1921
Floors4
Res. units23
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
BBL3016560001
BIN3045800

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.8. 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

Open HPD violations178 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 122 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2001-03-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Rodent (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

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 (1921)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)575 HANCOCK STREET HDFC
Head officerROBERT J WILLIAMS
Managing agentBROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS CORP.
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,209,000 $544,050
2026$1,265,000 $569,250
2027$1,111,000 $499,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Stuyvesant Av — B26 · 350 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Stuyvesant Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. 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

575 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

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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 BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS — 66 buildings, 668 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B16 · C12 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1455 East 108 Street BK210 B
609 45 Street BK48 A
6 Renaissance Court BK30 A
156 South 1 Street BK29 A
283 East 5 Street BK25 A
384 Warren Street BK24 A
575 Hancock Street BK23 B
415 East 54 Street BK20 C
546 55 Street BK16 B
334 Dean Street BK12 A
866 43 Street BK10 A
282 21 Street BK10 A
161 Lafayette Avenue BK9 A
2756 East 23rd Street BK9 A
1257 Rogers Avenue BK8 B
514 46 Street BK8 B
543 49 Street BK8 A
1717 West 6 Street BK6 C
821 Halsey Street BK6 B
875 39 Street BK6 C
532 6 Avenue BK6 A
363 East 34 Street BK6 D
243 East 51 Street BK6 D
473 Hicks Street BK5 B
1446 Bay Ridge Parkway BK5 B
382 Warren Street BK5 A
5223 7 Avenue BK4 C
1577 Pacific Street BK4 A
140 Monroe Street BK4 D
412 East 93 Street BK4 B
106-43 156 Street QN4 D
586 Remsen Avenue BK4 C
75 Beadel Street BK4 D
1406 East 2 Street BK4 B
724 53 Street BK4 B
378 Brighton 12 Street BK4 B
211 Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 A
1255 Pacific Street BK4 C
262 Rutland Road BK3 A
535 Evergreen Avenue BK3 D
542A Hancock Street BK3 D
1082 Greene Avenue BK3 D
306 7 Street BK3 B
15 South Portland Ave BK3 B
376A 12 Street BK3 B
1345 Fulton Street BK3 C
1236 Fulton Street BK3 B
562 48 Street BK3 C
2295 Pacific Street BK3 C
3758 Barnes Avenue BX3 D
1343 Fulton Street BK3 D
359A 14 Street BK3 A
6516 14 Avenue BK2 C
8812 Avenue A BK2 A
5008 4 Avenue BK2 A
222 Warwick Street BK2 A
50-22 43 Street QN2 D
72 Rockaway Avenue BK2 A
4602 8 Avenue BK2 A
15 Targee Street SI2 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2008-05-05 (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
2010-12-17Agreement $680,000 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HOUSING PRES $680,000
2010-12-17Agreement $504,612 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $504,612
2010-12-17Mortgage $504,612 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $504,612
2010-12-17AL&R $504,612 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $504,612
2010-12-17Agreement $1,940,549 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HOUSING PRES $1,940,549
2008-05-05Mortgage $300,000 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $300,000
2006-07-20Mortgage $298,657 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $298,657
2006-07-20Mortgage $504,612 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $504,612
2006-07-20Mortgage $380,000 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $380,000
2006-07-20Mortgage $1,641,892 — from 575 HANCOCK STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $1,641,892

Ten-year activity

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2022
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170690069
20180530255
20196770184
20200730174
2021011011112
2022110902112
2023017301174
20240470249
20253450250
20261110315
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 973Ownership & money 23Health & systems 16

Every one of the 1,060 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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