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140 Hancock Street

1,051Records
19City systems
40Open violations
18.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,051 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 329 HPD complaints, 311 311 service requests, 235 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1892
Floors6
Res. units25
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES L.P.
BBL3018370053
BIN3052609

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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 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations40 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-08-23.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (10) · Noise (6) · Abandoned Bike (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$52,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1892)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES,LP
Head officerHOWARD HERSHKOVICH
Managing agentTISSA MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,164,000 $523,800
2026$1,524,000 $685,800
2027$1,473,000 $662,850

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 36/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Hancock St — B44 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMacon 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.

Report a problem to 311

140 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

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TISSA MANAGEMENT — 27 buildings, 661 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B9 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
7420 Ridge Boulevard BK83 B
7410 Ridge Boulevard BK82 B
362 West 116 Street MN42 A
418 East 77 Street MN42 A
425 East 75 Street MN30 A
305 East 75 Street MN30 A
203 West 107 Street MN28 B
442 East 75 Street MN26 A
439 East 74 Street MN26 A
140 Hancock Street BK25 A
670 West 193 Street MN22 B
4 Macon Street BK22 C
647 West 169 Street MN21 B
272 West 117 Street MN20 B
423 East 77 Street MN20 A
1411 York Avenue MN18 A
202 West 107 Street MN18 A
1409 York Avenue MN16 A
309 East 91 Street MN15 A
370 West 116 Street MN12 A
944 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 B
422 East 77 Street MN10 B
353 West 115 Street MN10 B
307 Flatbush Avenue BK8 A
441 East 75 Street MN8 A
311 Flatbush Avenue BK8 A
634 Carlton Avenue BK7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,529,000 on 2018-02-12 (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
2020-09-08Deed $1,493,370 — from CARPATHIAN FAMILY LP to HERSHKOVICH, HOWARD $1,493,370
2018-02-12AL&R $3,529,000 — from BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,529,000
2018-02-12Mortgage $3,529,000 — from BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,529,000
2014-08-18RPTT&RET $575,000 — from ANDERSON, THOMAS to HERSHKOVICH, HOWARD $575,000
2012-08-20RPTT&RET $1,706,836 — from BCCC, INC.; BOSTON CAPITAL CORPORATE TAX CREDIT FUND to HERSHKOVICH, AS TO A 65% INTER, HOWARD; ANDERSON, AS TO A 34% INTEREST, THOMAS $1,706,836
1995-01-19Mortgage $1,042,075 — from BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $1,042,075
1995-01-19Mortgage $316,093 — from BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $316,093
1995-01-19Mortgage $136,087 — from BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $136,087

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
61
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731220127
201801562261
201904240735
202002155426
202100100414
202201320841
202305250636
2024011301226
202501103418
202601331540
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 890Ownership & money 34Health & systems 55

Every one of the 1,051 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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