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989 Hancock Street

764Records
15City systems
207Open violations
1885.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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764 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 330 HPD housing violations, 154 HPD complaints, 153 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)CITRUS BUILDERS LLC
BBL3033870060
BIN3077827

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GRADE F

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 1885.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations207 total — 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 129 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1987-07-01.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 19 · winter 2024–25: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

19
’23–24
12
’24–25

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

$27,725 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · ELECTRIC (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Real Time Enforcement (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · BEST/Site Safety (4).

Filed construction activity

$308,760 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1910)
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)CITRUS BUILDERS LLC
Head officerDAVID ESHAGHOFF
Managing agentDavid Eshaghoff
Last registered2025-03-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,530,000 $91,800
2026$1,513,000 $90,780
2027$1,521,000 $91,260

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Jefferson Av — Q24 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Hancock St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

989 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

66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $298,100 on 2025-02-28 (lender: Cl-Lm Resi Purchaser Trust 1). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-28AL&R $298,100 — from CITRUS BUILDERS, LLC to CL-LM RESI PURCHASER TRUST 1 $298,100
2025-02-28Mortgage $150,000 — from CITRUS BUILDERS, LLC to CL-LM RESI PURCHASER TRUST 1 $150,000
2025-02-28AL&R $150,000 — from CITRUS BUILDERS, LLC to CL-LM RESI PURCHASER TRUST 1 $150,000
2025-02-28Mortgage $298,100 — from CITRUS BUILDERS, LLC to CL-LM RESI PURCHASER TRUST 1 $298,100
2024-02-26Mortgage $298,100 — from CITRUS BUILDERS, LLC to MORTGAGE FUNDING 04 LLC $298,100
2024-02-26AL&R $298,100 — from CITRUS BUILDERS, LLC to MORTGAGE FUNDING 04 LLC $298,100
2024-02-26Mortgage $80,000 — from CITRUS BUILDERS, LLC to MORTGAGE FUNDING 04 LLC $80,000
2023-12-27Deed $802,400 — from ELICE PANTON AS ADMINISTRATOR; THE ESTATE OF HARRIET CHRISTINE PANTON to CITRUS BUILDERS LLC $802,400
2023-12-13Sold for $802,400 $802,400 $267,467
1996-06-13Mortgage $136,000 — from MCLEAN, IRIS to DELTA FUNDING CORP $136,000
1994-07-12Mortgage $102,000 — from MCLEAN, IRIS to CITYSCAPE CORP $102,000
1989-10-18Mortgage $32,000 — from MC LEAN, IRIS to DARTMOUTH PLAN MTGECP $32,000
1987-10-19Mortgage $64,000 — from MCLEAN, IRIS to CITIBANK NA $64,000
1987-05-15Mortgage $7,500 — from MC LEAN, IRIS to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP $7,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700650065
201800960298
201900390443
202000700070
202102420044
202201261230
202310673071
202432514741180
202502277137
20266520215
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 660Ownership & money 36Health & systems 23

Every one of the 764 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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