Is 179 Hancock St rent stabilized?
179 Hancock St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 3 apartments, built in 1881.
Also written as 179 Hancock Street — or 179 Hancock St, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
With about 3 apartments it is smaller than 86% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 1881, 50 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 3 open violations here, about 1.0 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 14 violations on record at the address, 1 is class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Tenants have filed 40 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1881 |
| Apartments | 3 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B |
| BBL | 3018330072 |
Owner & management
| Owner | LAVERNE HUGGINS 179 HANCOCK STREET · Brooklyn, NY 11216 |
| Managing agent | DARYL HUGGINS |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 3 open / 14 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 40 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 24, 2025 |