304 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 112 311 service requests, 53 HPD complaints, 28 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 44. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (25) · Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · PLUMBING (4).
$106,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | COOPER SQUARE MHA II HDFC |
| Head officer | DAVID POWELL |
| Managing agent | Legacies of Cooper Square Unido |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,037,000 | $1,366,650 |
| 2026 | $3,229,000 | $1,453,050 |
| 2027 | $3,361,000 | $1,512,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Tamal | Mexican | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick)
25 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / E 3 St — M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 5 St & Cooper Sq · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
63 East 4 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by LEGACIES OF COOPER SQUARE UNIDO — 23 buildings, 386 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 357 1 Avenue | MN | 30 | B |
| 16 2 Avenue | MN | 22 | A |
| 60 East 4 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 69 East 4 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 75 East 4 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 25 East 3 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 73 East 4 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 278 East 3 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 230 East 4 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 67 East 4 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 23 East 3 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 57 East 4 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 63 East 4 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 21 East 3 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 58 East 4 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 89 East 3 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 77 East 4 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 65 East 4 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 71 East 4 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 27 East 3 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 9 East 3 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 13 Stanton Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 83 2 Avenue | MN | 4 | C |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-23 | Agreement $7,278,212 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT OF HPD | $7,278,212 | |
| 2003-12-23 | Agreement $12,492,529 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT OF HPD | $12,492,529 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 72 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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