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434 Hancock Street

309Records
13City systems
0Open violations
60.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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309 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 37 DOB violations, 24 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL3016590003
BIN3045995

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 60.5. 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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Cannabis Retailer (10) · New Tree Request (3) · Food Establishment (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,180,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerYEHUDA COHEN
Managing agent434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-03-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,078,000 $485,100
2026$1,199,000 $539,550
2027$1,434,000 $645,300

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SaisonBakery Products/DessertsNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Halsey St — B15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMarcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 243, 262. 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

434 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

42 311 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: $486,000 on 2018-03-15 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-15Mortgage $486,000 — from 434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $486,000
2018-03-15Agreement $1,836,000 — from 434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,836,000
2018-03-15AL&R $1,836,000 — from 434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,836,000
2017-08-14Mortgage $400,000 — from 434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC to BULLPATH CAPITAL CORP. $400,000
2015-12-18Mortgage $950,000 — from 434 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT LLC to BULLPATH CAPITAL CORP. $950,000
2015-10-27Deed $480,000 — from THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, IN to NEW YR DEVELOPMENT INC. $480,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
37
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017404109
20187015215
20190180413
202045130224
202104190225
202202320337
202305100015
202403110216
202501250228
202600110213
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 87Housing & tenants 157Ownership & money 16Health & systems 21

Every one of the 309 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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