3,275 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,368 311 service requests, 1,339 HPD complaints, 478 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 5676. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 76 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
62 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1,245 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (187) · PAINT/PLASTER (171) · ELECTRIC (160) · FLOORING/STAIRS (156) · PLUMBING (152) · GENERAL (141).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1884) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | US Bank NA As Trustee Velocity Commercial Capital |
| Head officer | Rebecca Haines |
| Managing agent | Carla Elfeld |
| Last registered | 2025-11-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $681,600 | $306,720 |
| 2026 | $818,000 | $368,100 |
| 2027 | $982,000 | $441,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Hancock St — B44 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Macon St & Nostrand Ave · 500 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.
128 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 |
1,245 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $175,000 on 2026-06-10 (lender: Manhattan Bridge Capital INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from ODEL 770 LLC to MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2026-06-10 | Mortgage $175,000 — from ODEL 770 LLC to MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC. | $175,000 | |
| 2026-06-10 | Deed $1,200,000 — from US BANK NA AS TEE FOR VCC LOAN TR 2020-1 to ODEL 770 LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2026-06-10 | AL&R $1,175,000 — from ODEL 770 LLC to MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC. | $1,175,000 | |
| 2026-06-01 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $300,000 |
| 2023-11-15 | Deed $1,108,000 — from ROBERT HOWE, ESQ., REFEREE to US BANK NA, TRUSTEE FOR VCC LOAN TRUST 2 | $1,108,000 | |
| 2023-10-19 | Sold for $1,108,000 | $1,108,000 | $277,000 |
| 2019-11-19 | Mortgage $1,612,500 — from FRALEG HANCOCK INC. to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC | $1,612,500 | |
| 2019-02-07 | Mortgage $2,925,000 — from SADE VENTURE LLC to COREVEST AMERICAN FINANCE LENDER LLC | $2,925,000 | |
| 2019-02-07 | Deed $1,950,000 — from BRENDA LAWRENCE; ESTATE OF ANDREA LAWRENCE to SADE VENTURE LLC | $1,950,000 | |
| 2019-01-24 | Sold for $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $487,500 |
| 1997-12-10 | Mortgage $67,000 — from LAWRENCE, ANDREA to FHB FUNDING CORP | $67,000 | |
| 1987-07-14 | Mortgage $5,000 — from MC GRIFF, AMY to CITIBANK NA | $5,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2023 | 4 | 234 | 2 | 2 | 242 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,805 | 0 | 2 | 1,809 |
| 2025 | 1 | 973 | 0 | 2 | 976 |
| 2026 | 0 | 144 | 9 | 2 | 155 |
Every one of the 3,275 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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