856 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

856 Hancock Street is a three-story, eight-unit residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 1905 under the New Law Tenement classification and currently owned by Ronen Benjosef. The building has experienced recurring issues with garbage and recycling storage, most recently evidenced by a February 2025 HPD complaint resulting in violations. While there have been regular bedbug report filings since 2021 showing no infestations, the property has faced several significant challenges in recent years.

Multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations were recorded in 2021 related to work contrary to stop work orders, including illegal construction, unpermitted electrical work, and tampering with posted notices, though most of these complaints resulted in "No Violation Warranted" upon inspection. The building was also fined $5,000 in 2021 for unlawfully continuing work while under a stop work order. Rodent control has been an ongoing concern, with the most recent inspection in May 2025 showing rat activity, and several inspections in 2022 and 2018 also indicating rodent presence despite some "Passed" compliance results.

The property has shown some recent improvements, including rodent bait applications in 2018 and successful compliance inspections in 2022, though the 2025 rat activity finding suggests persistent challenges. The building's permit history shows activity in 2022 and 2023, with at least one permit related to alteration work being issued in February 2023. Bedbug reporting requirements have been consistently met in recent years, with all filings showing no affected units. The property's inspection history suggests a pattern of construction-related violations and rodent issues, while recent years have shown some progress in pest control management, though challenges remain in waste management and rodent control as of mid-2025.