725 Hancock Street

725 Hancock Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 121 open HPD violations, 25 of them class C, and 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (32/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 12 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 32/100)

• 25 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 14 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.
• 12 of 12 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (121 open, 25 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

121 open violations: 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 79 class B, 17 class A. 21 issued in the last 12 months. 148 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1993-09-14. Newest violation issued 2026-07-06.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 108 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

14 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: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 11), issued 2026-03-05. HPD violation 18673876
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 11), issued 2026-03-05. HPD violation 18673877
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2025-02-20. HPD violation 17705675
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRICAL HEATING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DWELLING UNIT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2025-02-20. HPD violation 17705671
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2024-11-19. HPD violation 17416660
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 5th room from the north, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 10, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 10), issued 2024-11-19. HPD violation 17416657
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 10, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 10), issued 2024-11-19. HPD violation 17416656
• Class C: No hot water, kitchen, 3rd floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 9), issued 2024-11-14. HPD violation 17416651

311 housing complaints

9 in the last 12 months, 39 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (3), Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (2), Door/Window (1), Paint/Plaster (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

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 (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

12 of 12 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: 12 in 2024, 12 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: MAUREEN RICE. Managing agent: PATRICK FINDLEY. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016580090, HPD building ID 307344. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Gates Av (J, Z), 7 min walk
• Utica Av (A, C), 10 min walk
• Halsey St (J), 10 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.