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171 Hancock Street

319Records
16City systems
0Open violations
7.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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319 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 HPD complaints, 71 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1881
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)171 HANCOCK REALTY LLC
BBL3018330076
BIN3052334

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

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.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (2) · Rodent (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$216,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1881)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)171 HANCOCK REALTY LLC
Head officerSam Wurtzberger
Managing agentMRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,070,400 $481,680
2026$1,284,000 $577,800
2027$1,541,000 $693,450

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Hancock St — B44 · 350 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

171 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

14 311 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 MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 112 buildings, 897 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C15 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2136 Honeywell Avenue BX101 C
250 Winthrop Street BK49 B
43-08 52nd Street QN40 A
458 East 25th Street BK37 A
641 East 28th Street BK36 A
901 Myrtle Avenue BK34 A
1409 Flatbush Avenue BK22 A
1173 Rogers Avenue BK21 A
1223 Putnam Avenue BK18 A
280 Bond Street BK13 A
156-08 107 Avenue QN12 A
1118 Fulton Street BK11 A
170 West Street BK10 A
256 North 9 Street BK10 A
South 4 Street BK10 A
171 Hancock Street BK10 A
695 Lafayette Avenue BK9 A
164 South 1 Street BK8 A
1477 Pacific Street BK8 B
168 Evergreen Ave BK8 A
1202 Decatur Street BK8 B
193 Moffat Street BK8 A
89 Montrose Avenue BK8 A
41 Goodwin Place BK8 A
423 Tompkins Avenue BK8 A
1200 Decatur Street BK8 A
176 Quincy Street BK8 A
1572 Pacific Street BK8 A
207 North 6 Street BK8 A
79 Eagle Street BK8 A
649 Marcy Avenue BK8 A
1261 Pacific Street BK8 B
142 Macon Street BK7 A
254 Winthrop Street BK7 A
27 Van Buren Street BK7 B
88 Herbert Street BK7 A
69 Java Street BK7 A
444 Pulaski Street BK7 A
52 Maspeth Avenue BK7 A
442 Pulaski Street BK7 A
838 Quincy Street BK7 A
846 Quincy Street BK7 A
131 North 4 Street BK6 A
98 Meserole Street BK6 A
218 Classon Avenue BK6 A
93 Quincy Street BK6 A
96 North 5 Street BK6 A
111 South 4 Street BK6 A
291A Monroe Street BK6 C
252 Hancock Street BK6 C
141 Green Street BK6 A
256 Jefferson Street BK6 B
508 Waverly Avenue BK6 A
55 Maspeth Avenue BK6 A
133 Menahan Street BK6 A
27 Dodworth Street BK5 C
252 Himrod Street BK5 D
133 Meserole Avenue BK5 A
641 DeKalb Avenue BK5 A
397 Greene Avenue BK4 F

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $579,750 on 2020-05-19 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-19Mortgage $579,750 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK $579,750
2020-05-19Agreement $2,184,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK $2,184,000
2020-05-19AL&R $2,184,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to NORTHFIELD BANK $2,184,000
2015-05-22Mortgage $764,832 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to ASTORIA BANK $764,832
2015-05-22Agreement $1,800,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to ASTORIA BANK $1,800,000
2011-04-12Mortgage $740,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $740,000
2011-04-12AL&R $1,100,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,100,000
2011-04-12Agreement $1,100,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,100,000
2009-10-23Mortgage $360,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP $360,000
2009-10-23AL&R $360,000 — from 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC. to CARNEGIE CAPITAL CORP $360,000
2009-10-23Deed $450,000 — from GREENIDGE , ANDERSON to 171 HANCOCK MANAGEMENT INC $450,000
2005-10-21Deed $725,000 — from KINCH, JOHN; KINCH, EDNA to GREENIDGE, ANDERSON $725,000
2005-10-21Mortgage $688,750 — from GREENIDGE, ANDERSON to MERS $688,750
2004-09-15Agreement $280,000 — from KINCH, JOHN; KINCH, EDNA to JAM INCORPORATED $280,000
2004-09-15AL&R $339,000 — from KINCH, EDNA; KINCH, JOHN to JAM INCORPORATED $339,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018001023
201930170222
202022165126
202100210122
2022025029
2023003047
202400132318
2025014038
2026002035
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 217Ownership & money 44Health & systems 25

Every one of the 319 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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