the hancock apartment building is located in springfield's old hill neighborhood, at the northwest corner of tyler and hancock streets. it is a four-story brick structure, with an exterior of orange brick, a pressed metal cornice, and a flat roof. decorative brick banding joins the tops of the windows, and runs just below the sills of the upper-level windows. some of the upper-level windows are set in decorative metal panels in groups of three. the building underwent a certified historic rehabilitation in 2014, in which interior features such as trim and pressed metal ceilings were preserved.