Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

491 Hancock St

built 1899 · 3 stories · 3 apartments

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 Jan
PestsApt 3 class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jan
Other conditionsApt 3 class C · closed
2026 Jan
PlumbingApt 3
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2025 Sep
PestsApt 3 class C · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Sep
Fire safety class A · closed
2025 Aug
Mold, pestsApt 3
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Apr
PestsApt 3 class C
2025 Jan
PestsApt 3
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Jan
Floors or stairsApt 3
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
2019 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler
2019 Apr
Walls, floors and stairs class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2019 Apr
Fire safety class B
2019 Apr
Fire safety class B
2018 Dec
Doors and windowsApt 1 class C
2018 Dec
Other conditionsApt 1 class C
2018 Dec
Other conditionsApt 1 class C
2018 Dec
Other conditionsApt 1 class C
2018 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1 class B
2018 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1 class B
2018 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2018 Aug
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2018 Aug
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2018 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2018 Aug
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
2018 Aug
Doors and windows class A
2018 Aug
Leaks class A
2018 Aug
Other conditions class A
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2018 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2018 Mar
Leaks class A
2018 Mar
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2018 Mar
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2018 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2018 Mar
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2017 Feb
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2015 Oct
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1899
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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