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1270 Hancock Street

140Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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140 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors3.5
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
BBL3033980022
BIN3078350

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 0.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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: Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,511,670 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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREEESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,097,000 $493,650
2026$878,000 $395,100
2027$1,054,000 $474,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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 — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Hancock St — B60 · 350 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
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

1270 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 FREEESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 8 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B1 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1270 Hancock Street BK6 A
861 Halsey Street BK6 C
750 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
1115 Jefferson Avenue BK3 A
1041 Jefferson Avenue BK3 D
1312 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1198 Hancock Street BK2 A
704 Chauncey Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,285,334 on 2021-07-20 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments Cb Seller, LLC), covering 5 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2021-07-20AL&R $65,605,564 — from GREENBROOK THR OWNER, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS CB SELLER, LLC $65,605,564
2021-07-20Agreement $65,605,564 — from GREENBROOK THR OWNER, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS CB SELLER, LLC $65,605,564
2021-07-20Mortgage $10,285,335 — from GREENBROOK THR OWNER, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS CB SELLER, LLC $10,285,335
2021-04-09Deed $3,755,000 — from 1270 HANCOCK HOLDINGS LLC to GREENBROOK THR OWNER II, L.L.C. $3,755,000
2021-03-31Sold for $3,755,000 $3,755,000 $625,833
2019-12-26M&CON $2,400,000 — from 1270 HANCOCK HOLDINGS LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $2,400,000
2019-12-26Deed $3,200,000 — from 1270 GROUP LLC to 1270 HANCOCK HOLDINGS LLC $3,200,000
2019-12-20Sold for $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $533,333
2017-10-06Mortgage $1,572,000 — from 1270 GROUP LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC SERIES BC20 $1,572,000
2017-10-06Deed $1,075,000 — from COLEMAN, SYLVIA to 1270 GROUP LLC $1,075,000
2017-09-28Sold for $1,075,000 $1,075,000 $179,167

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711034220
201810682127
20192064012
202002100012
20210038011
202200115218
2023013026
2024012014
2025004419
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 27Health & systems 11

Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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