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40 Hancock Street

289Records
11City systems
16Open violations
392.5Penalty rate

289 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 205 311 service requests, 39 HPD complaints, 21 HPD housing violations.

BoroughStaten Island 10305
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)MICHAEL A. RUSSO TRUSTEE
BBL5033410008
BIN5049343

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 392.5. In ZIP 10305, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

Open HPD violations16 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-02.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9).

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

What 311 hears from this address

119 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (60) · HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · Illegal Parking (7) · Sewer (5) · PLUMBING (5) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (4).

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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$604,000 $271,800
2026$661,000 $297,450
2027$793,000 $356,850

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (5 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

Staten Island RailwayDongan Hills — SIR · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Hylan Blvd / Cromwell Av — S78 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 052 John C. Thompson
Middle: I.S. R002 George L. Egbert. 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

40 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

119 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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.

Ten-year activity

2001000
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104
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170210021
20180184022
201917008
202004004
202105005
202214005
20231190020
20240590160
20252140016
2026010400104
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The full timeline

Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 271Ownership & money 5Health & systems 1

Every one of the 289 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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