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156 Hancock Street

230Records
15City systems
2Open violations
78.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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230 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 311 service requests, 52 HPD complaints, 49 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1887
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)LESROB REALTY CORPORATION
BBL3018380006
BIN3052657

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 78.3. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2001-11-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Rodent (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Water Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1887)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)LESROB REALTY CORP
Head officerSTEVEN ENGEL
Managing agentLESROB REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,809,000 $168,540
2026$2,769,000 $166,140
2027$2,922,000 $175,320

The city's market estimate has risen 4% 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Hancock St — B44 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Nostrand Ave · 550 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

156 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 LESROB REALTY CORP — 3 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
817 Park Place BK18 B
156 Hancock Street BK3 D
704A Greene Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-03-10Deed $27,000 — from ESTATE OF MAX KASNER; DEBORAH K. SCHNER, EXECUTRIX; ESTATE OF MAX S. KASNER to LESROB REALTY CORPORATION $27,000
2016-02-23Sold for $27,000 $27,000 $9,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703280132
20182090415
20190160411
2020001135
202120190223
2022001045
2023002035
2024001034
20250060511
2026001056
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 169Ownership & money 4Health & systems 34

Every one of the 230 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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