Is 243 Hancock St rent stabilized?
243 Hancock St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 12 apartments, built in 1891.
Also written as 243 Hancock Street — or 243 Hancock St, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
With about 12 apartments it is larger than 71% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 1891, 40 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 4 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — below the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 476 violations on record at the address, 126 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 2 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1891 |
| Apartments | 12 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, GARDEN COMPLEX |
| BBL | 3018340072 |
Owner & management
| Owner | PH HALSEY HANCOCK PARTNERS 703 LEXINGTON AVENUE · Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
| Managing agent | PROVIDENCE HOUSE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 4 open / 476 total · 2 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 11 open / 539 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 8, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 243 Hancock St rent stabilized?
243 Hancock St in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and GARDEN COMPLEX. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 243 Hancock St?
243 Hancock St (BBL 3018340072) has about 12 residential apartments and was built in 1891, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.