575 Hancock Street

575 Hancock Street in Bedford, Brooklyn, has 178 open HPD violations, 30 of them class C, and 23 of 23 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 23 units · Built 1921

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 30 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 23 of 23 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (178 open, 30 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

178 open violations: 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 122 class B, 26 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 276 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-04-03. Newest violation issued 2026-07-06.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 386 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

6 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3A), issued 2024-08-30. HPD violation 17215278
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM YARD DOOR LOCKED LEADING TO CELLAR, issued 2024-01-19. HPD violation 16598979
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3A), issued 2024-01-19. HPD violation 16598978
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2024-01-02. HPD violation 16557798
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''West'' (apt 3C), issued 2023-11-30. HPD violation 16461265
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''West'' (apt 3C), issued 2023-11-30. HPD violation 16461266
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''west'' (apt 3C), issued 2023-10-13. HPD violation 16305996
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''west'' (apt 3C), issued 2023-10-13. HPD violation 16305997

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 88 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

23 of 23 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 23 in 2024, 23 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 575 HANCOCK STREET HDFC. Head officer: ROBERT J WILLIAMS. Managing agent: BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS CORP.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016560001, HPD building ID 307217. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Utica Av (A, C), 8 min walk
• Kingston-Throop Avs (C), 11 min walk
• Gates Av (J, Z), 12 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.