167 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 43 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-10-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | COOPER & DECATUR LP |
| Head officer | LINDA VERA |
| Managing agent | DIRECT BLDG MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,001,000 | $450,450 |
| 2026 | $1,025,000 | $461,250 |
| 2027 | $1,149,000 | $517,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Wilson Av — L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only) Chauncey St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Central Av — B20 B60 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Decatur St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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.
163 Cooper 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
Managed by DIRECT BLDG MGMT — 5 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 667 Central Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 683 Evergreen Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 163 Cooper Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 22 Locust Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 239 Jefferson Street | BK | 4 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,598,271 on 2010-04-20 (lender: The City Of New York, Hpd), covering 8 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-20 | Deed $10,298,710 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $10,298,710 | |
| 2010-04-20 | Mortgage $1,598,271 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD | $1,598,271 | |
| 2010-04-20 | Agreement $10,620,681 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD | $10,620,681 | |
| 2006-09-15 | AL&R $22,106,921 — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP | $22,106,921 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $8,220,300 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $8,220,300 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $633,937 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $633,937 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $12,630,216 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $12,630,216 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $622,468 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $622,468 | |
| 1982-12-20 | Mortgage $4,500 — from GREENE, CHARLES; GREENE, MARGIE; GREENE, LAWRENCE; GREENE, BEVERLY to NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO | $4,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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