A three-unit Bed-Stuy brownstone with zero open housing-code citations, sitting in a corridor with frequent residential noise and scattered air-quality complaints.
An 1887 Bedford-Stuyvesant townhouse with three residential units, where the building itself generates no housing-code citations while the surrounding streets carry steady noise and air-quality calls. Three things to know:
The house itself stays clear of official agency filings. The house carries no open housing-code citations and no active work permits. In a small three-unit setup, building maintenance happens privately between the owner and occupants rather than through official agency filings.
Residential noise and hydrant blockages dominate the surrounding blocks. Within three blocks, neighbors logged 233 residential noise complaints over the last year—mostly indoor pounding and parties—along with 128 illegal parking reports, led by 69 blocked hydrants. The house avoids the paperwork, but the immediate street scene is active.
Air quality and food-venting complaints pop up nearby. In the three blocks around the building, residents logged 7 indoor air quality reports and 4 food establishment complaints over the last 12 months. Fumes and kitchen exhaust can travel up shared shafts or open lightwells in historic masonry structures.
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161 Hancock Street is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3018330081). This building is associated with Bk 161 LLC. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1887, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on September 5, 2025 for $1,041,666.46, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 97/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 4 at 161 Hancock Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit AT at 161 Hancock Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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