124 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 311 service requests, 13 DOB permits.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 48. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · New Tree Request (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$966,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,983,000 | $118,980 |
| 2026 | $2,074,000 | $124,440 |
| 2027 | $2,198,000 | $131,880 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Knickerbocker Av — B20 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Moffat St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
249 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $37,787,036 on 2023-06-15 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments, L.P.,), covering 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC | $485,595,000 | |
| 2023-06-15 | AL&R $49,088,068 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P., | $49,088,068 | |
| 2023-06-15 | SPRD $49,088,068 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P., | $49,088,068 | |
| 2023-06-15 | Mortgage $37,787,037 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P., | $37,787,037 | |
| 2023-03-09 | Deed $1,695,000 — from 249 COOPER LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C | $1,695,000 | |
| 2023-03-01 | Sold for $1,695,000 | $1,695,000 | $847,500 |
| 2022-07-28 | Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 249 COOPER LLC to QUANTA FINANCE, LLC | $1,900,000 | |
| 2021-05-28 | Deed $1,315,000 — from ESTATE OF BERNICE JOSEPH; HARVARD, LARRY; LARRY HARVARD AS EXECUTER to 249 COOPER LLC | $1,315,000 | |
| 2021-05-03 | Sold for $1,315,000 | $1,315,000 | $657,500 |
| 2019-01-28 | Mortgage $1,089,788 — from HARVARD, LARRY to FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER | $1,089,788 | |
| 2019-01-28 | Mortgage $1,089,788 — from HARVARD, LARRY to FAREVERSE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; I/L/T/N FINANCE OF AMERICA REVER | $1,089,788 | |
| 2018-02-13 | Mortgage $954,225 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FAREVERSE, LLC | $954,225 | |
| 2018-02-13 | Mortgage $954,225 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $954,225 | |
| 2007-04-24 | Mortgage $85,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $85,000 | |
| 2004-03-17 | Mortgage $20,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $20,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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