1401 Hancock Street

1401 Hancock Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (53/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 53/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 423 buildings' registrations; 64 graded D or F.
• 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (3 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 3 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-03-20. Newest violation issued 2026-03-20.

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

• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2026-03-20. HPD violation 18720937
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2026-03-20. HPD violation 18720938
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 5, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5), issued 2026-03-20. HPD violation 18720939

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Water Leak (2).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

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: TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC. Head officer: GLEN BROWN. Managing agent: FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC. This owner has 423 buildings on record, 64 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 1, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3033930029, HPD building ID 306754. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Halsey St (L), 4 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L), 7 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M), 7 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 2026-10-27.