Brooklyn · Block 1838 · Lot 11 · 11216

168 Hancock Street

3 floors · 3 apartments · 4,800 sq ft · built 1899 · class C0 · owner of record: 164 Hancock Development Llc

2open violations
$8,125ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 62 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 62 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 78 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2028 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2028
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 3 is on the 2028 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2028
in 793 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2) · $8,125 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 6, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
CONTRACTOR FAILED TO SAFEGUARD THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WHILE DEMOLITION. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, ACTIVE DEMOLITION SITE WAS REMOVING A 1 STORY GARAGE WITHOUT A CONSTRUCTION FENCE PROTECTING NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY
#39150224X
Aug 13, 2025
DEFAULT
$5,000
Jun 6, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN/INSTITUTE ON SITE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 33. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, COMPETENT PERSON FAILED TO PROVIDE DEMOLITION PLANS, FDNY PERMITS TO STORE OXYGEN TANKS, SITE SAFETY PLANS, AND DAI
#39150225H
Aug 13, 2025
DEFAULT
$3,125
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Feb 12, 2019LANDMARK

#19-0243
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (1) · C 0 · B 0 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Feb 21, 1984ID26-35.01 ADM CODE ABOVE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT AND UNTENANTED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER FOR 60 DAYS OR MORE, AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED. PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACANT SINCE 07 28 83.Apr 21, 1984

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 30, 2026, 7:17 AM ET. BBL 3018380011.

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