356 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-story, three-unit building at 356 Hancock Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Mark Barbour, has experienced several significant maintenance issues since 2020, with the most pressing being a recent heat and hot water emergency in January 2025 that was investigated but not substantiated due to lack of access. The building has a documented history of rodent issues, with confirmed rat sightings in 2020 and 2021, though more recent inspections in 2022, 2024, and June 2025 have consistently passed without violations.

Between 2021 and 2024, the property received four separate Class A Housing Maintenance Code violations related to the annual bedbug reporting requirement, though the most recent filings from 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 show no infestations or eradication efforts required, and the building passed the 2024 border inspection. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of requiring multiple inspections to address specific issues, particularly during 2020 and 2021 when both rat sightings and bedbug reporting violations were a concern.

While the property has passed recent inspections for both rodent presence and bedbug reporting compliance, the January 2025 heat and hot water complaint suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. It's notable that the heat and hot water complaint was classified as an emergency and involved HPD intervention, though inspectors were unable to access the property. The building's age (constructed in 1901) combined with these recurring maintenance issues indicates that while improvements have been made, there are still periodic compliance concerns that require attention.