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981 Hancock Street

156Records
10City systems
0Open violations
14.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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156 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 311 service requests, 22 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)981 HAN HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3033870064
BIN3077831

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. 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 14.7. 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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

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)981 HAN HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerDOMINIQUE VABRE
Managing agentSAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,513,000 $90,780
2026$1,513,000 $90,780
2027$1,318,000 $79,080

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% 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 · 450 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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Hancock St · 150 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

981 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.

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 SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1349 Franklin Avenue BX16 C
1103 Hoe Avenue BX10 A
41 Bruckner Boulevard BX7 B
431 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
20 Mt Hope Place BX4 D
703 Greene Avenue BK4 C
860 New Lots Avenue BK4 D
822 Faile Street BX4 D
655 Greene Avenue BK4 D
218 Quincy Street BK4 B
369 Tompkins Avenue BK4 C
70 Herkimer Street BK4 D
980 DeKalb Avenue BK4 C
2131 Bruckner Boulevard BX4 D
992 Hancock Street BK3 B
436 East 141 Street BX3 C
9 Covert Street BK3 C
635 Coster Street BX3 C
1258 Bushwick Avenue BK3 C
282 Schaefer Street BK3 C
2092 Ryer Avenue BX3 F
391 Montauk Avenue BK3 D
396 Bleecker Street BK3 D
631 Coster Street BX3 C
981 Hancock Street BK3 B
1669 Norman Street QN3 B
313 Van Buren Street BK3 C
811 East 226 Street BX3 C
191 Patchen Avenue BK3 C
181 Schaefer Street BK3 B
629A Madison Street BK3 C
1578 Eastern Parkway BK3 C
286 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
93 Malcolm X Boulevard BK2 C
3703 Church Avenue BK2 C
559 Decatur Street BK2 C
326 Tompkins Avenue BK2 D
424 Convent Avenue MN2 B
857 Lincoln Place BK2 C
442 Quincy Street BK2 C
1017 Halsey Street BK2 C
1107 Jefferson Avenue BK2 C
1340 Bushwick Avenue BK2 D
255 Covert Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $470,000 on 2015-07-24 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-24Agreement $770,000 — from ARONOV, ISKYO to GUARANTEED RATE, INC $770,000
2015-07-24Mortgage $470,000 — from ARONOV, ISKYO to MERS $470,000
2013-07-22Mortgage $100,000 — from 981 HANCOCK LLC to S&S FUNDING, LLC $100,000
2013-07-22Mortgage $200,000 — from 981 HANCOCK LLC to S&S FUNDING, LLC $200,000
2013-07-22Deed $200,000 — from FIGUEROA, JOSE to 981 HANCOCK LLC $200,000
2006-08-30CORRM $506,250 — from FIGUEROA, JOSE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $506,250
2006-08-08Deed $636,000 — from PIZARRO, MARCOS to FIGUEROA, JOSE $636,000
2006-08-08Mortgage $506,250 — from FIGUEROA, JOSE to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $506,250
2006-08-08Mortgage $135,000 — from FIGUEROA, JOSE to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $135,000
2005-05-06Mortgage $359,650 — from PIZARRO, MARCOS to MERS $359,650
2005-05-06Mortgage $83,150 — from PIZARRO, MARCOS to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK $83,150
2005-05-06Deed $492,000 — from ACEVEDO, LUIS B; ACEVEDO, MATILDE to PIZARRO, MARCOS $492,000
2004-04-27Mortgage $369,750 — from ACEVEDO, LUIS B; ACEVEDO, MATILDE to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $369,750
2003-09-18Mortgage $307,000 — from ACEVEDO, MATILDE; ACEVEDO, LUIS B to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $307,000
2002-06-04Mortgage $259,840 — from ACEVEDO, LUIS B; ACEVEDO, MATILDE to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC $259,840

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715006
2018170210
201900033
202001034
202106006
202205027
202304116
202402013
202502024
202605016
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The full timeline

Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 74Ownership & money 58Health & systems 22

Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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