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1354 Hancock Street

698Records
15City systems
17Open violations
202.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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698 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 HPD housing violations, 194 HPD complaints, 158 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1906
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)1354 HANCOCK LLC
BBL3033990024
BIN3078391

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 202.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1983-06-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Curb 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 (1906)
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)1354 HANCOCK LLC
Head officerGITTY RUBIN
Managing agentEQUITY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,091,000 $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.

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Irving Av — B26 · 500 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Hancock St · 450 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

1354 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
147 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK18 C
1014 Park Place BK16 C
204 Mother Gaston Blvd BK13 C
168 Throop Avenue BK9 A
334 Hart Street BK8 C
957 Bedford Avenue BK8 B
1507 New York Avenue BK8 A
1118 Madison Street BK8 C
1509 New York Avenue BK8 A
289 Classon Avenue BK8 A
832 Quincy Street BK7 B
307 Malcolm X Boulevard BK7 B
1147 Dean Street BK7 C
18 Dodworth Street BK6 B
1372 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
1354 Hancock Street BK6 C
1272 Decatur Street BK6 A
55 Troutman Street BK6 B
737 Miller Avenue BK6 C
1299 Gates Avenue BK6 B
574 Maple Street BK6 C
286 Troutman Street BK6 B
1 St Francis Place BK6 A
68 Mac Dougal Street BK6 F
437 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
1744 63 Street BK6 A
218 Troutman Street BK6 B
628 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
554 Wilson Avenue BK5 F
137 Division Avenue BK4 A
123 Powell Street BK4 A
1022 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
53 Troutman Street BK3 C
481A Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
1167 Greene Avenue BK3 D
872 DeKalb Avenue BK3 A
93 Bleecker Street BK2 D
874 DeKalb Avenue BK2 D
11 Ditmars Street BK2 D
1044 Halsey Street BK2 D
31 Pulaski Street BK2 B
870A DeKalb Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $145,000 on 2022-01-10 (lender: Loan Funder LLC, Series 25609 Isaoa/atima). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-10Agreement $1,125,000 — from 1354 HANCOCK LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 25609 ISAOA/ATIM $1,125,000
2022-01-10Mortgage $145,000 — from 1354 HANCOCK LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 25609 ISAOA/ATIM $145,000
2021-06-11Mortgage $980,000 — from 1354 HANCOCK LLC to HK CAPITAL, AS TO 45.92% INTEREST; CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC AS TO 54.0 $980,000
2021-06-11AL&R $980,000 — from 1354 HANCOCK LLC to HK CAPITAL, AS TO 45.92% INTEREST; CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC AS TO 54.0 $980,000
2017-03-16AL&R $250,000 — from 1924 LINDEN LLC; 1925 PUTNAM LLC; 1354 HANCOCK LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $250,000
2017-03-16Mortgage $250,000 — from 1925 PUTNAM LLC; 1924 LINDEN LLC; 1354 HANCOCK LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $250,000
2016-04-15Agreement $986,000 — from 1354 HANCOCK LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $986,000
2016-04-15Deed $1,325,000 — from DEERGROW HANCOCK LLC to 1354 HANCOCK LLC $1,325,000
2016-04-15Mortgage $560,970 — from 1354 HANCOCK LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $560,970
2016-03-31Sold for $1,325,000 $1,325,000 $220,833
2013-01-22Mortgage $110,000 — from DEERGROW HANCOCK LLC to INVESTORS BANK $110,000
2013-01-22Agreement $450,000 — from DEERGROW HANCOCK LLC to INVESTORS BANK $450,000
2013-01-22AL&R $450,000 — from DEERGROW HANCOCK LLC to INVESTORS BANK $450,000
2012-09-28Deed $650,000 — from POOCH 1 CORP to DEERGROW HANCOCK LLC $650,000
2012-01-18Mortgage $340,000 — from POOCH 1 CORP. to EL AND EL MANAGEMENT LLC $340,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170294033
20181670371
20191660976
20200610162
20210403144
20220324238
20233220126
20241310234
20251110315
2026180413
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The full timeline

Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 590Ownership & money 48Health & systems 27

Every one of the 698 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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