A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-31.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Dirty Condition (7) · Food Establishment (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · Drinking (3) · Graffiti (2).
Filed construction activity
$382,770 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
HANCOCK BRICKS LLC
Head officer
JOSEPH YAAKOVZADEH
Managing agent
HANCOCK BRICKS LLC
Last registered
2025-08-25
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,241,000
$74,460
2026
$1,571,000
$94,260
2027
$2,066,000
$123,960
The city's market estimate has risen
66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Preparation Location) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
Subway
Halsey St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Howard Av — B26 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Macon St & Howard Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
50 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $174,848 on
2024-10-07 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-10-07
Mortgage $174,849 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$174,849
2024-10-07
Agreement $1,150,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,150,000
2024-10-07
AL&R $1,150,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$1,150,000
2018-08-20
AL&R $1,175,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$1,175,000
2018-08-20
Agreement $1,175,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$1,175,000
2018-08-20
Mortgage $225,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$225,000
2017-02-17
Deed $875,000 — from GADSDEN, JOSEPH to HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC
$875,000
2017-02-17
Mortgage $700,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC
$700,000
2017-02-17
AL&R $950,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC
$950,000
2017-02-17
Mortgage $250,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC
$250,000
2017-02-14
Sold for $875,000
$875,000
$437,500
2004-11-26
AL&R $165,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to GADSEN, JOSEPH
$165,000
2004-11-26
Mortgage $165,000 — from GADSEN, JOSEPH to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$165,000
1987-01-30
Mortgage $45,000 — from GADSDEN, JOSEPH to COULTHURST, ERIC
$45,000
Ten-year activity
50250
46
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
8
18
8
12
0
46
2018
0
1
2
10
0
13
2019
0
0
0
0
0
0
2020
0
0
4
0
0
4
2021
0
0
9
0
1
10
2022
0
0
35
0
3
38
2023
0
0
23
0
0
23
2024
4
0
10
6
4
24
2025
0
2
36
0
3
41
2026
0
0
2
0
3
5
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2024-01-23Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-01-16Job filed: EXISTING MIXED USED BUILDING WITH PLUMBING WORK AT EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON PARTIAL OF 1ST FLOOR. JOB RELATED TO ALT2JOB # B00989060-I1. NO CHANGE$6,000
2024-01-16Job filed: AN EXISTING MIXED USE BUILDING WITH INTERIOR RENOVATION AT AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL STORE ON PARTIAL OF 1ST FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR $42,770
2022-03-31HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 3 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2022-03-31HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 3 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2018-12-03Mortgage assigned — from WISDOM EQUITIES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
2018-08-20Mortgage assigned — from WISDOM EQUITIES LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
2018-08-20Mortgage assigned — from WISDOM EQUITIES LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
2018-08-20Mortgage assigned — from WISDOM EQUITIES LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
2018-08-20AALR — from WISDOM EQUITIES LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
2018-08-20AALR — from WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC
2018-08-20AL&R $1,175,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$1,175,000
2018-08-20Agreement $1,175,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$1,175,000
2018-08-20Mortgage assigned — from WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC
2018-08-20Mortgage $225,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$225,000
2018-07-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2018-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-10311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2017
2017-11-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35244893P ISSUED ON 07/24/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-10-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35244894R ISSUED 07/04/17 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICAT
2017-10-18DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-10-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-10-11Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 33 OF THE 2014 BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE
2017-10-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2017-10-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING PER SECTION REQUIREMENTS. NOTED: ON ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE LARGE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTIO$400
2017-10-10DOB complaint, category ?
2017-10-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. NOTED: AT EXP#2 TOP OF BRICK WALL HAS SEVERAL BRI$400
2017-09-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35244894R ISSUED ON 07/24/17 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF
2017-09-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO # 35244893P ISSUED ON 07/24/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN
2017-07-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2017-07-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT JO
2017-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST DOCS &/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS.@THE TIME OF INSP IT WAS OBSERVED THAT 1ST A& 2ND FL JOISTS $5,000
2017-07-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-07-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2017-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLAN AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED 8-10 WORKERS PERFORMING FULL OUT DEMOLITION O$250
2017-06-15DOB violation C: SAFE GUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY
2017-06-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-06-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-06-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-06-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF MIXED USE BUILDING (2) FAMILY AND (2) STORES. PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$167,000
2017-06-08Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF MIXED USE BUILDING (2) FAMILY AND (2) STORES. PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$167,000
2017-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from GADSDEN, JOSEPH to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2017-05-11TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK
2017-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from GADSDEN, JOSEPH to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2017-05-11TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK
2017-04-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-26311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2017-02-26DOB complaint, category ?
2017-02-26DOB complaint, category ?
2017-02-17Mortgage assigned — from WISDOM VENTURES, LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
2017-02-17Deed $875,000 — from GADSDEN, JOSEPH to HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC$875,000
2017-02-17Mortgage assigned — from WISDOM VENTURES, LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
2017-02-17Mortgage $700,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC$700,000
2017-02-17AL&R $950,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC$950,000
2017-02-17AALR — from WISDOM VENTURES, LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
2017-02-17Mortgage $250,000 — from HANCOCK BRICKS, LLC to WISDOM EQUITIES LLC$250,000