775 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 311 service requests, 223 HPD complaints, 129 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 170.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 52 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2016-08-11. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · PLUMBING (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Rodent (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
$329,415 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1881) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Hancock 21 PP Holdings LLC |
| Head officer | HEATHER LIPMAN |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,956,000 | $880,200 |
| 2026 | $2,192,000 | $986,400 |
| 2027 | $2,120,000 | $954,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Nostrand Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Marcy Av — B26 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Putnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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.
227 Hancock Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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.
Managed by TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $404,374 on 2019-01-18 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-18 | Agreement $3,555,000 — from HANCOCK 21 PP HOLDINGS LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $3,555,000 | |
| 2019-01-18 | AL&R $3,555,000 — from HANCOCK 21 PP HOLDINGS LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $3,555,000 | |
| 2019-01-18 | Mortgage $404,374 — from HANCOCK 21 PP HOLDINGS LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $404,374 | |
| 2018-12-04 | Deed $6,100,000 — from FC 227 LLC; FC 540 LLC to HANCOCK 21 PP HOLDINGS LLC | $6,100,000 | |
| 2018-11-28 | Sold for $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $381,250 |
| 2017-08-30 | Agreement $3,223,000 — from FC 227 LLC; FC 540 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,223,000 | |
| 2017-08-30 | AL&R $3,223,000 — from FC 540 LLC; FC 227 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,223,000 | |
| 2017-08-30 | Mortgage $1,329,391 — from FC 227 LLC; FC 540 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,329,391 | |
| 2016-06-03 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from FC 227 LLC; FC 540 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2016-06-03 | Mortgage $1,035,159 — from FC 540 LLC; FC 227 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,035,159 | |
| 2016-06-03 | Deed $3,485,000 — from 227 HANCOCK ST. REALTY CORP. to FC 227 LLC; FC 540 LLC | $3,485,000 | |
| 2016-06-03 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from FC 540 LLC; FC 227 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2016-05-04 | Sold for $3,485,000 | $3,485,000 | $217,813 |
| 2014-04-02 | Agreement $900,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to 227 HANCOCK ST. REALTY CORP. | $900,000 | |
| 2014-04-02 | Mortgage $197,913 — from 227 HANCOCK ST. REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING BANK | $197,913 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 6 | 173 | 5 | 9 | 195 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 116 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 44 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 8 | 88 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 73 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Every one of the 775 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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