923 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 382 HPD housing violations, 264 HPD complaints, 128 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1298.7. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 126 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 75 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-10. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 3 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · ELECTRIC (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$26,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | HARRY RUBIn |
| Head officer | NIKOLAOs LEONARDOs |
| Managing agent | DAFNONA ESTATEs |
| Last registered | 2026-03-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,174,000 | $528,300 |
| 2026 | $1,071,000 | $481,950 |
| 2027 | $1,200,000 | $540,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% 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 | Halsey St — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Knickerbocker Av — B26 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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.
1339 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 |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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: $1,100,000 on 2007-10-03 (lender: North Fork Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-12 | Agreement $1,018,990 — from 1335 HANCOCK ST LLC; 1339 HANCOCK LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,018,990 | |
| 2007-10-03 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 1335 HANCOCK ST LLC; 1339 HANCOCK LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2007-10-03 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from 1335 HANCOCK ST LLC; 1339 HANCOCK LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2007-03-08 | Deed $410,000 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. to RUBIN, HARRY | $410,000 | |
| 2005-06-22 | Deed $489,651 — from VALDEZ, ROBERTO to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $489,651 | |
| 2003-08-27 | DEEDO $240,000 — from RADULOVIC, ZORICA to 1335 HANCOCK CORP. | $240,000 | |
| 2003-06-27 | DEEDO $440,000 — from 1335 HANCOCK CORP. to VALDEZ, ROBERTO | $440,000 | |
| 2003-06-27 | Mortgage $424,270 — from VALDEZ, ROBERTO to MERS | $424,270 | |
| 1999-10-22 | Mortgage $157,500 — from RADULOVIC, ZORICA to ALLIANCE FUNDING | $157,500 | |
| 1996-07-11 | Mortgage $52,250 — from RADULOVIC, BORIVOJE to CROSS COUNTRY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $52,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 115 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 1 | 4 | 185 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 923 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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