275 Hancock Street

275 Hancock Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 17 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 5 units · Built 1890

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (17 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No 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)

17 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 133 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-01-21. Newest violation issued 2022-08-31. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2021-03-10. HPD violation 14060038
• Class C: Sprinkler or standpipe defect, throughout the apartment. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1B), issued 2009-04-06. HPD violation 7805649
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 6B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6B), issued 2009-01-21. HPD violation 7677610
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 6B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 6B), issued 2009-01-21. HPD violation 7677611
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2022-08-31. HPD violation 15348390
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, basement. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD HEADER CASING AT 1ST WINDOW AT SOUTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1), issued 2021-03-10. HPD violation 14060034
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, basement. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1BGROU, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1BGROU), issued 2021-03-08. HPD violation 14052019
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, basement. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1BGROU, 1st BSMT-APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1BGROU), issued 2021-03-08. HPD violation 14052057

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: BERDELL PROPERTIES LLC. Head officer: BERNARD JOSEPH. Managing agent: BERNARD JOSEPH. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3018340057, HPD building ID 306919. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kingston-Throop Avs (C), 7 min walk
• Nostrand Av (A, C), 7 min walk
• Franklin Av (S), 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.