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57 East 4 Street

284Records
15City systems
0Open violations
4.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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284 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 41 DOB violations, 33 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units17
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)COOPER SQ. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. ETC.
BBL1004600059
BIN1082515

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Encampment (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Water System (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)COOPER SQUARE MHA II HDFC
Head officerDAVID POWELL
Managing agentLegacies of Cooper Square Unido
Last registered2025-11-05

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,162,000 $1,422,900
2026$3,362,000 $1,512,900
2027$3,499,000 $1,574,550

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayBleecker St — 6 B D F M · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bowery / E 3 St — M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 5 St & Cooper Sq · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

57 East 4 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LEGACIES OF COOPER SQUARE UNIDO — 23 buildings, 386 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
357 1 Avenue MN30 B
16 2 Avenue MN22 A
60 East 4 Street MN22 A
69 East 4 Street MN21 A
75 East 4 Street MN20 A
25 East 3 Street MN19 A
73 East 4 Street MN18 A
278 East 3 Street MN18 B
230 East 4 Street MN18 A
67 East 4 Street MN18 A
23 East 3 Street MN17 A
57 East 4 Street MN17 A
63 East 4 Street MN17 B
21 East 3 Street MN16 A
58 East 4 Street MN16 A
89 East 3 Street MN15 A
77 East 4 Street MN15 A
65 East 4 Street MN14 A
71 East 4 Street MN13 A
27 East 3 Street MN13 A
9 East 3 Street MN13 A
13 Stanton Street MN10 A
83 2 Avenue MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-12-23Agreement $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
2003-12-23Agreement $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

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201716018
2018031711
2019032611
2020027312
2021054312
2022051410
2023093416
202403249
20250200424
20261160522
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 114Ownership & money 31Health & systems 49

Every one of the 284 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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