Hancock Hou, ses are thin, boxy, ugly. poorly constructed houses used for urban infill in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Hancock Houses are usually flat-roofed and flout the original design esthetic of the surrounding neighborhood.
Related to "Hancock", shoving your head up someone's ass (proverbially).
Hancock Houses are often described as "Fugly."
Oh boy #9.
The revenge of the Hancock Houses continued in 2020, despite the moratorium that was supposed to fix these sloppy, ugly monstrosities from infecting our neighborhoods. Despite the pronouncement by the City that "Slot Homes were dead," turns out they pushed through a few hundred permits before the moratorium took effect.
The most lively spot Upper Manhattan has to offer. The residents themselves don't even know half the people wandering in searching for some company that has been stripped away thanks to the Chinavirus. Hundreds of college kids come and go, but only a select few can break into the inner circle. They accept applications every pandemic, but it's more competitive than NYU Medical School.
Hey Billy, I applied to be a part of the Heights House, but they blindsided me with a difficulty level 1000 Boss Mode question, "name every person who lives full time in the Heights House." How the hell would I know? I've seen at least 69 people in the past 30 minutes searching for free booze.