Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
52
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
227 HANCOCK STREET · 16 apartments · built 1881 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 16% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A/C train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 42 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
42 violations the city still lists as unresolved
36 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Disrepair8
- Fire & life safety6
- Structural6
- Heat / hot water6
- Plumbing4
- Pests3
- Other2
- Paint / plaster2
- Water leak2
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Lead paint1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2016-08-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.