70 Hancock Street,
Staten Island, NY 10305

26 Units

Built in 1975

3 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 70 Hancock Street
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Recent reviews for 70 Hancock Street, Staten Island, NY 10305 reveal severe cleanliness issues, poor garbage management, and disrespectful owner behavior. Tenants reported persistent noise, pest problems, and lack of maintenance. However, positive remarks were made about the apartment layout and the proximity to the train station in a city style setting. Despite some positive features like exposed brick walls, the building faces significant challenges with overall living conditions and management practices. It's advisable to approach this building with caution due to the recurring issues raised by residents.

Reviews (4)

4 months ago
Don’t waste your time
Former Tenant
Pros:
There are no pros to living here.
Cons:
The building is always dirty. Wreaks of cigarettes and weed all the time. At one point there were people sitting in the staircase smoking. There’s always food, chips bags, garbage, broken glass bottles and blood the hallways and staircases. Noise levels are bad. If you are looking for some peace and quiet, this is not the place to live. The owner of the company, Lucille and her brother Rob, prefer to screw with their tenants rather than actually do their job and maintain the property. They claim they exterminate the building once a month when in reality they only exterminate the hallway. They give you a hard time every time you make a maintenance request. There are rats near the garbage area. When you make complaints, they do nothing. They just give you the run around. Owner of the company, Lucille, screams at people on the phone, threatens her tenants and also likes to bully and badger her tenants. The first time I made a maintenance request she was very rude, nasty and disgusting to speak to. I asked her who are you to be speaking to me like that and she started yelling and screaming at me over the phone that she is the owner of the company like a child throwing a temper tantrum. This woman needs a serious psych evaluation. I was only requesting maintenance. For the past 4 years, still to this day, they give nothing but problems. This woman is so horrendously awful the way she demands respect and wants appreciation and admiration from her tenants. The way she wants attention from her tenants so bad is actually disgusting. Her whole life is probably bashing tenants and talking about them. I can tell she has no life or friends outside her business. They are also nepo babies, and nepo babies, majority of the time, have no consideration and lack an awareness. Not everyone has things handed to them. Not everyone grows up rich. Not everyone has time to sit around and participate in whatever games you play because your bored in your office.
Advice to owner:
Seek professional help.
Over 2 years ago
Bed bugs, roaches, human decomposition and lies.
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartment layout is nice.
Cons:
The landlord regularly breaks the law. For years they sprayed illegal substances instead of dealing with a roach and bedbug infestation. Nepo contractor babies without a basic understanding of the law expect you to pay rent for a unit that isn’t inhabitable. Will retaliate because they are so stupid.
Advice to owner:
Nothing. You shouldn’t own buildings so advice is pointless.

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Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 2 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 70 Hancock Street is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.03 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
3
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jan 11, 2024: § 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
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Hazardous
18
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Aug 04, 2025: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes household items on 2nd story balcony stack from east at north exterior wall at fire escape
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Immediately hazardous
6
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
May 14, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective heavy duty lockset at building entrance at basement
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
R
Robert Mack
2.2(5)
Head Officer
7 Properties45 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
M
Mike Verdi
2.3(4)
Agent
1 Property26 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
B
Belair Ridge Development Corp.
2.2(5)
Corporate Owner
8 Properties41 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
M
Michael Verdi
2.2(5)
Site Manager
7 Properties45 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3

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