Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

237 Hancock St

built 1890 · 4 stories · 10 apartments
Registered with the city: 237-239 HANCOCK ST HDFC; 237-39 HANCOCK STREET HDFC

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Sep
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork
2024 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2022 Sep
Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain 488), registration expired since Sep 2022
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2019 Apr
Latest boiler work permit 2019 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2019 Apr
Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2018 May
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2017 Apr
Boilers class - 2
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler
2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2014 Jul
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2014 May
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
DOB Violations
2013 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2011 Dec
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2011 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 12 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2011 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 12 class B · never closed
2011 Nov
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12 class B · never closed
2011 Nov
Doors and windowsApt 12 class A · never closed
2011 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 12 class B · never closed
2011 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 12 class B · never closed
2011 Nov
PestsApt 12 class B · never closed
2011 Nov
PestsApt 12 class B · never closed
2011 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 8 class B · never closed
2010 Apr
Construction class - 2 · never closed
DOB Violations
2009 Jan
Construction class - 2 · never closed
2009 Jan
Boilers class - 2 · never closed
2008 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
2007 Nov
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2007 Nov
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 14 class B · never closed
2007 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 14 class C · never closed
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2005 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2005 Feb
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2005 Feb
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 10 class B · never closed
2005 Jan
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
2004 Sep
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2004 Sep
Fire safety class A · never closed
2003 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
DOB Violations
2001 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1999 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1998 May
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1997 Sep
Construction never closed
1997 Sep
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1995 Jan
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
1994 Dec
General construction permit
1991 Jun
Fire safety class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1991 Jun
Doors and windows class A · never closed
1991 Jun
Doors and windows class B · never closed
1991 Jun
Walls, floors and stairs class C · never closed
1991 Jun
Other conditions class B · never closed
1890
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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