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 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and
19% 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
13 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-30.
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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3).
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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1883)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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)
61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES NY LLC
Head officer
AKIVA EMERGI
Managing agent
SUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT
Last registered
2018-10-16
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
$583,200
$262,440
2026
$700,000
$315,000
2027
$840,000
$378,000
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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
Subway
Nostrand Av — A C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Hancock St — B44 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Hancock St & Bedford Ave · 200 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.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,050,000 on
2021-10-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-10-20
Mortgage $1,050,000 — from GIFFORD, BERNARD; GIFFORD, SHERYL to MERS
$1,050,000
2020-06-26
Agreement $330,000 — from GIFFORD, SHERYL; GIFFORD, BERNARD to MERS
$330,000
2020-06-17
Mortgage $10,934 — from GIFFORD, BERNARD; GIFFORD, SHERYL to MERS
$10,934
2019-02-13
Deed $2,400,000 — from 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES LLC to GIFFORD, SHERYL; GIFFORD, BERNARD
$2,400,000
2019-02-13
Mortgage $325,000 — from GIFFORD, SHERYL; GIFFORD, BERNARD to MERS; FLAGSTAR BANK,FSB
$325,000
2019-02-05
Sold for $2,400,000
$2,400,000
$600,000
2013-06-26
AL&R $1,400,000 — from 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES LLC; 144-20 69TH AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,400,000
2013-06-26
Deed $940,000 — from BROSSARD, GENEVE; HUFFMAN, MARIA to 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES, LLC
$940,000
2013-06-26
Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 144-20 69TH AVE LLC; 61 HANCOCK PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,400,000
2003-08-26
Mortgage $561,200 — from HUFFMAN, MARIA; BROSSARD, GENEVE to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
$561,200
2003-08-26
DEEDO $435,311 — from MEL MARTINEZ, SECRETARY OF HUD to BROSSARD, GENEVE; HUFFMAN, MARIA
$435,311
1996-03-07
Mortgage $159,900 — from THOMAS, DAVELL to EASTWOOD MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD
$159,900
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
11
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
1
2
2018
1
0
2
3
2019
3
5
2
10
2020
2
3
1
6
2021
8
2
1
11
2022
3
0
2
5
2023
2
0
2
4
2024
2
0
2
4
2025
5
0
2
7
2026
1
0
1
2
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-11-19
HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-07
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-11-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-27311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-09-24311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-06-25311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2025-06-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-23HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-25HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-16Mortgage satisfied — from GIFFORD, BERNARD; GIFFORD, SHERYL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2021-08-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-10-22LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2020-09-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-07-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-26Agreement $330,000 — from GIFFORD, SHERYL; GIFFORD, BERNARD to MERS$330,000
2020-06-17Mortgage $10,934 — from GIFFORD, BERNARD; GIFFORD, SHERYL to MERS$10,934
2020-03-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-30HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016
2016-11-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-09HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2010-07-29Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 61 HANCOCK STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE,
2010-07-29Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 61 HANCOCK STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE,
2010-07-29Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN AT 61 HANCOCK STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE,
2005
2005-08-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-06-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-03-18Tenant complaint: NONCONST — ILLEGAL
2005-03-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-07-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-07-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-07-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-05-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-02-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2003
2003-09-10Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING DUPLEX APARTMENT TO TWO CLASS "A"PARTMENTS GENERAL CON TRUCTION INCLUDING DRYWELL PARTITIONS,KI TCHEN AND BATHROOMS THROUGHT. NO WOR$45,000
2003-09-10Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING DUPLEX APARTMENT TO TWO CLASS 'A'PARTMENTS GENERAL CON TRUCTION INCLUDING DRYWELL PARTITIONS,KI TCHEN AND BATHROOMS THROUGHT. NO WOR$45,000
2003-08-26PAT — from BROSSARD, GENEVE to TANKSLEY-MITCHELL, ESQ., SONIA M
2003-08-26Mortgage $561,200 — from HUFFMAN, MARIA; BROSSARD, GENEVE to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.$561,200
2003-08-26PAT — from HUFFMAN, MARIA EWING to TANKSLEY-MITCHELL, ESQ., SONIA M
2003-08-26DEEDO $435,311 — from MEL MARTINEZ, SECRETARY OF HUD to BROSSARD, GENEVE; HUFFMAN, MARIA$435,311
2003-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-10-25Deed — from UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/DEF; AGAR, JOHN/DEF; ARGENTE, PHYLLIS/DEF; BRIGGS, ROBERT/DEF; NY to HUD
2001-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-03-07Deed — from BAILEY, WILMA; SHOCKLEY, IRENE/ESTOF to EDWARDS, MAYNARD
1996-03-07Deed — from EDWARDS, MAYNARD to THOMAS, DAVELL
1996-03-07RTXL — from SHOCKLEY, IRENE/ESTOF
1996-03-07Mortgage $159,900 — from THOMAS, DAVELL to EASTWOOD MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD$159,900
1996-03-07Mortgage assigned — from EASTWOOD MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD to COUNTRYWIDE FUNDINGCORP
1990
1990-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
1990-03-22DOB complaint, category ?
1985
1985-05-13Deed — from SPENCER, BIRDDELLA to SHOCKLEY, IRENE