140 Hancock Street
A 6-story building with 25 apartments, built in 1892, in Brooklyn, NY 11216.
Addresses on the lot: 140 to 144 Hancock Street.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
140 Hancock Street has 40 open HPD violations, 7 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES,LP. 25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 140 Hancock Street have open violations?
Yes: 40 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 7 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 27 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 6 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 140 Hancock Street?
140 Hancock Street is registered with HPD to BOSTON ROAD OF BROOKLYN ASSOCIATES,LP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 3 older cases, the latest from 2018.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 11216 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 140 Hancock Street rent stabilized?
25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 25 of the building’s 25 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 148 Hancock Street25 apartments, built 1899
- 500 Nostrand Avenue46 apartments, built 1890
- 4 Macon Street22 apartments, built 1910
- 300 Putnam Avenue52 apartments, built 1972
- 117 Jefferson Avenue23 apartments, built 1910
- 1215 Fulton Street240 apartments, built 2023
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-01837-0053.