Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
78
out of 100
Heavier than 50% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
143 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
898 HANCOCK STREET · 6 apartments · built 1909 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- J train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 143 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
143 violations the city still lists as unresolved
143 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 28 years.
- Disrepair34
- Other22
- Lead paint22
- Structural14
- Fire & life safety12
- Paint / plaster11
- Water leak9
- Refuse / sanitation6
- Pests5
- Electrical3
- Plumbing3
- Heat / hot water2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 99% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1992-08-04 and remains open on HPD’s records.