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196 Hancock Street

96Records
10City systems
0Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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96 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 311 service requests, 22 rodent inspections, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1883
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassA5
Owner (PLUTO)FRUM, JOSHUA R
BBL3018380026
BIN3052673

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (2) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$214,700 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 (1883)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)NY OAKLAND LLC
Head officerANDREW KANE
Managing agentPinnacle City Living
Last registered2024-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,058,000 $123,480
2026$2,153,000 $129,180
2027$2,153,000 $129,180

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Marcy Av — B26 · 450 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 750 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

196 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

3 311 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 PINNACLE CITY LIVING — 137 buildings, 2,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B41 · C46 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
63 Wall Street MN476 A
67 Wall Street MN331 A
200 East 82 Street MN230 A
280 East 161 Street BX204 D
1533 Third Avenue MN131 A
200 Montague Street BK121 A
39-40 30 Street QN103 A
1975 Madison Avenue MN93 A
1105 Jerome Avenue BX79 A
2363 Southern Boulevard BX72 B
180 East 93 Street BK70 B
117 Kent Avenue BK62 A
820 Jackson Avenue BX61 B
103 East 165 Street BX54 C
101 East 165 Street BX54 D
972 Leggett Avenue BX46 B
951 Anderson Avenue BX45 B
35 Claver Place BK44 A
814 Amsterdam Avenue MN44 A
953 Anderson Avenue BX42 C
321 East 69 Street MN40 A
1140 Woodycrest Avenue BX35 B
39 West 8 Street MN34 A
280 East 91 Street BK31 B
951 Woodycrest Avenue BX28 B
121 West 116 Street MN22 C
206 East 87 Street MN20 B
538 Hudson Street MN18 A
426 West 48 Street MN18 C
985 2 Avenue MN16 B
440 Amsterdam Avenue MN10 A
372 West 127 Street MN10 C
2109 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2095 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
151 East 82 Street MN7 B
119 Powers Street BK3 C
170 South 4 Street BK3 D
221 2 Avenue MN3 B
308 Clermont Avenue BK3 B
101 Macon Street BK3 D
223 East 59 Street MN3 F
274 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
20 Lefferts Place BK2 B
44A Eldert Street BK2 C
1076 Decatur Street BK2 B
698 St Marks Avenue BK2 D
843 Prospect Place BK2 B
185 Hart Street BK2 D
2001 5 Avenue MN2 C
1226 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
360 West 123 Street MN2 C
103 Greene Avenue BK2 C
1456 Dean Street BK2 A
113 Schaefer Street BK2 A
722 St Nicholas Avenue MN2 D
1148 Sterling Place BK2 A
891 Knickerbocker Avenue BK2 B
738A Madison Street BK2 D
96 Decatur Street BK2 C
211 Powers Street BK2 A

showing 60 of 137 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,908,000 on 2024-09-09 (lender: Citibank, N.A.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-09Deed $2,385,000 — from NY OAKLAND LLC to FRUM, KERRY; FRUM, JOSHUA R $2,385,000
2024-09-09Mortgage $1,908,000 — from FRUM, KERRY; FRUM, JOSHUA R to CITIBANK, N.A.; MERS INC, AS NOMINEE $1,908,000
2024-09-05Sold for $2,385,000 $2,385,000 $2,385,000
2014-06-13Deed $2,100,000 — from 196 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW SOUTH WALES URF LLC $2,100,000
2014-02-24Deed $1,200,500 — from ANTHONY RAYMOND SMITH, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF GLENCORA SMITH to 196 HANCOCK STREET LLC $1,200,500
2000-05-17Mortgage $50,000 — from SMITH, GLENCORA; SMITH, WINSTON H to CITIBANK NA $50,000
1998-06-09Mortgage $2,511 — from SMITH, WINSTON H; SMITH, GLENCORA to CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP $2,511
1995-12-13Mortgage $89,000 — from SMITH, WINSTON; SMITH, GLENCORA to CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP. $89,000
1987-03-29Mortgage $105,000 — from SMITH, WINSTON H; SMITH, GLENCORA to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $105,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704015
201801225
2019080210
202001113
202112036
202213026
202301045
2024153211
2025810312
202660028
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 22Health & systems 22

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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