588 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 233 311 service requests, 190 HPD complaints, 115 HPD housing violations.
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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 2409.3. 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 | 77 total — 45 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
211 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 168 · winter 2025–26: 43). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
207 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (93) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (53) · GENERAL (40) · Rodent (12) · Snow or Ice (4) · Street Condition (2).
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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | 390 Hancock Street LLC |
| Head officer | Vernon C Wells |
| Managing agent | Leon Gelzer |
| Last registered | 2025-12-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,027,000 | $121,620 |
| 2026 | $1,723,000 | $103,380 |
| 2027 | $1,602,000 | $96,120 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 21% 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 | Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Throop Av — B26 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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.
390 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 |
207 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 93 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: $600,000 on 2026-01-13 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 390 HANCOCK STREET LLC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2024-09-17 | AL&R $350,000 — from 390 HANCOCK STREET LLC to PARRIS, MARK | $350,000 | |
| 2024-09-17 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 390 HANCOCK STREET LLC to PARRIS, MARK | $350,000 | |
| 2006-11-24 | Mortgage $175,000 — from WELLS, VERNON CHARLES JR to NATIONAL CITY BANK | $175,000 | |
| 2002-05-31 | Mortgage $160,000 — from WELLS, VERNON CHARLES JR to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) | $160,000 | |
| 1991-10-25 | Mortgage $100,500 — from WELLS, VERNON C W JR to NYC HPD | $100,500 | |
| 1988-12-29 | Mortgage $57,000 — from WELLS, FLORA; WELLS, VERNON CHARLES JR to METROFUND LTD | $57,000 | |
| 1985-08-14 | Mortgage $25,000 — from WELLS, FLORA to CHILLEME, VITA; LOCRICCHIO, ROBYN; CHILLEME, SALVATORE | $25,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 47 |
| 2025 | 362 | 0 | 2 | 364 |
| 2026 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 106 |
Every one of the 588 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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