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61 Hancock Street

99Records
9City systems
13Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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99 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 311 service requests, 18 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1883
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)GIFFORD, BERNARD
BBL3018320094
BIN3052269

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

Open HPD violations13 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-30.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (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 (1883)
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)61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES NY LLC
Head officerAKIVA EMERGI
Managing agentSUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT
Last registered2018-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$583,200 $262,440
2026$700,000 $315,000
2027$840,000 $378,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Hancock St — B44 · 100 ft
Citi BikeHancock St & Bedford Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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

61 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

3 311 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 SUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT — 86 buildings, 349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A39 · B25 · C15 · D7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
609 St Johns Place BK13 A
91-53 191 Street QN11 A
880 Macon Street BK8 A
841 Kent Avenue BK8 B
69 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
327 Herkimer Street BK8 A
786 Prospect Place BK8 A
237 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
302 Throop Avenue BK8 A
521 Maple Street BK8 A
1082 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
509 Dean Street BK8 B
451 Maple Street BK8 A
827 Monroe Street BK8 A
25 Woodbine Street BK8 B
798 Macon Street BK6 A
305 Woodbine Street BK6 A
1345 Bushwick Avenue BK6 A
146 Guernsey Street BK6 A
20-16 Himrod Street QN5 C
2460 Hoffman Street BX5 B
894 Myrtle Avenue BK5 C
910 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
84-38 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
61 Hancock Street BK4 C
223 Greene Avenue BK4 C
2444 Cambreleng Avenue BX4 A
84 Somers Street BK4 B
84-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 C
442 Jefferson Avenue BK4 A
84-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
751 Sterling Place BK4 D
283 Eldert Street BK4 A
85-59 116 Street QN3 B
328A Irving Avenue BK3 B
85-61 116 Street QN3 B
649 Rutland Road BK3 B
116-05 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B
58-28 79 Avenue QN3 D
85-63 116 Street QN3 A
760 Mac Donough Street BK3 D
650 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
58-23 79 Avenue QN3 B
74 Mac Dougal Street BK3 D
12 Macon Street BK3 A
646 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
172-25 91 Avenue QN3 A
58-26 79 Avenue QN3 B
647 Rutland Road BK3 C
228 Tompkins Avenue BK3 A
16 St Andrews Place BK3 B
85-69 116 Street QN3 B
526 Lefferts Avenue BK3 A
85-65 116 Street QN3 C
487 Willoughby Avenue BK3 B
108-34 49 Avenue QN3 C
988 Decatur Street BK3 B
85-57 116 Street QN3 C
58-30 79 Avenue QN3 B
116-11 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,050,000 on 2021-10-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-20Mortgage $1,050,000 — from GIFFORD, BERNARD; GIFFORD, SHERYL to MERS $1,050,000
2020-06-26Agreement $330,000 — from GIFFORD, SHERYL; GIFFORD, BERNARD to MERS $330,000
2020-06-17Mortgage $10,934 — from GIFFORD, BERNARD; GIFFORD, SHERYL to MERS $10,934
2019-02-13Deed $2,400,000 — from 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES LLC to GIFFORD, SHERYL; GIFFORD, BERNARD $2,400,000
2019-02-13Mortgage $325,000 — from GIFFORD, SHERYL; GIFFORD, BERNARD to MERS; FLAGSTAR BANK,FSB $325,000
2019-02-05Sold for $2,400,000 $2,400,000 $600,000
2013-06-26AL&R $1,400,000 — from 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES LLC; 144-20 69TH AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2013-06-26Deed $940,000 — from BROSSARD, GENEVE; HUFFMAN, MARIA to 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES, LLC $940,000
2013-06-26Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 144-20 69TH AVE LLC; 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2003-08-26Mortgage $561,200 — from HUFFMAN, MARIA; BROSSARD, GENEVE to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. $561,200
2003-08-26DEEDO $435,311 — from MEL MARTINEZ, SECRETARY OF HUD to BROSSARD, GENEVE; HUFFMAN, MARIA $435,311
1996-03-07Mortgage $159,900 — from THOMAS, DAVELL to EASTWOOD MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $159,900

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171012
20181023
201935210
20202316
202182111
20223025
20232024
20242024
20255027
20261012
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 36Ownership & money 26Health & systems 18

Every one of the 99 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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