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856 Hancock Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11233 BBL 3014900033 8 units · 3 floors · 1905

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 856 Hancock Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1905
6 or more units
8 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 856 Hancock Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
30th percentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 2142 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
39.6%
No serious
violations
51.1%
Some violations
(1–9)
9.3%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Building complaints to DOB (past 7 years)

Complaints about construction or structural issues filed with the Dept. of Buildings.

Building characteristics
Total units8
Floors3
Year built1905
Gross area5,740 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

856 Hancock Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
856 Hancock Street Development LLC
Address
104 West 40Th Street fl 9
New York, NY 10018
Landlord portfolio

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