677 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 279 HPD housing violations, 157 311 service requests, 142 HPD complaints.
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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 1049.2. 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 | 144 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 97 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-06. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 3 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$31,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · GENERAL (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
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 (1906) |
| 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) | 1336 HANCOCK LLc |
| Head officer | NIKOLAs LEONARDOs |
| Managing agent | DAFNONAS ESTATEs |
| Last registered | 2026-03-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,091,000 | $490,950 |
| 2026 | $994,000 | $447,300 |
| 2027 | $1,115,000 | $501,750 |
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 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Knickerbocker Av — B26 · 500 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. 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.
1336 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Managed by DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD — 69 buildings, 1,113 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B23 · C9 · D8 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,086,359 on 2019-05-03 (lender: 189 Hart LLC), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | Mortgage $1,086,359 — from 1336 HANCOCK LLC; GREENE RESIDENCE LLC to 189 HART LLC | $1,086,359 | |
| 2014-01-06 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from STARK, ARON; 1336 HANCOCK LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Mortgage $900,000 — from STARK, ARON; 1336 HANCOCK LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from STARK, ARON; 1336 HANCOCK LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2010-10-28 | AL&R $300,000 — from 1336 ESTATES LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2010-10-28 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 1336 ESTATES LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2008-12-31 | Deed $475,000 — from STIASTNY, MARIE L; STIASTNY, MARTIN J to 1336 ESTATES LLC | $475,000 | |
| 2008-11-26 | Mortgage $75,000 — from 1336 ESTATES LLC to STIASTNY, MARTIN J | $75,000 | |
| 2006-11-27 | AL&R $400,000 — from INTERBAY FUNDING CORP to STIASTNY, MARTIN; STIASTNY, MARIE | $400,000 | |
| 2006-10-23 | Mortgage $400,000 — from STIASTNY, MARTIN; STIASTNY, MARIE to INTERBAY FUNDING LLC A DELAWARE LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2002-03-15 | Mortgage $125,000 — from STIASTNY, MARTIN; STIASTNY, MARIE to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOANS ASSOCI | $125,000 | |
| 2000-03-21 | Mortgage $136,000 — from 1336 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $136,000 | |
| 1985-06-14 | Mortgage $15,000 — from SALIM, NIRMALLA; NARRAPH, HEMCHAND to IRIZARRY, DANILO | $15,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2019 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 3 | 103 |
| 2020 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
| 2023 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2024 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2025 | 3 | 150 | 1 | 3 | 157 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 677 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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