101 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 HPD complaints, 9 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2).
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 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | Linda Thornton |
| Managing agent | Yak Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,742,000 | $104,520 |
| 2026 | $1,511,000 | $90,660 |
| 2027 | $1,447,000 | $86,820 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 700 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 |
| 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.
247 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 |
2 311 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 YAK MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1214 Caton Avenue | BK | 55 | A |
| 15 Argyle Road | BK | 32 | B |
| 623 Howard Avenue | BK | 23 | A |
| 974 46 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 832 42 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 27 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | B |
| 4910 6 Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
| 58 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | B |
| 4916 6 Avenue | BK | 16 | B |
| 52 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | C |
| 33 Argyle Road | BK | 16 | A |
| 1682 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 1783 New York Avenue | BK | 12 | B |
| 629 Hicks Street | BK | 5 | B |
| 669 Henry Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 31 2 Place | BK | 4 | A |
| 769 Hicks Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 131 Imlay Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 247 Cooper Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 6 4 Place | BK | 3 | A |
| 137 Huntington Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 490 Clinton Street | BK | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $130,813 on 2022-07-26 (lender: Rocket Mortgage, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-26 | Mortgage $130,813 — from THORNTON, LINDA L; THORNTON, LINDA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC | $130,813 | |
| 2022-07-26 | Agreement $755,000 — from THORNTON, LINDA L; THORNTON, LINDA to ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $755,000 | |
| 2019-07-18 | Mortgage $50,000 — from THORNTON, LINDA to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $50,000 | |
| 2018-06-21 | Mortgage $264,579 — from THORNTON, LINDA to QUICKEN LOANS INC | $264,579 | |
| 2018-06-21 | Agreement $645,000 — from THORNTON, LINDA to QUICKEN LOANS INC; MERS | $645,000 | |
| 2011-07-12 | M&CON $448,500 — from THORNTON, LINDA to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $448,500 | |
| 2007-10-24 | Mortgage $170,845 — from THORNTON, LINDA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $170,845 | |
| 2007-04-26 | Mortgage $447,200 — from THORNTON, LINDA to MERS | $447,200 | |
| 2007-04-26 | Mortgage $111,800 — from THORNTON, LINDA to GE MONEY BANK | $111,800 | |
| 2007-01-25 | RPTT&RET $559,000 — from HARVARD, TRACEY; HARVARD, SIMONE to THORNTON, LINDA | $559,000 | |
| 2005-02-28 | Mortgage $300,000 — from HARVARD, TRACEY; HARVARD, SIMONE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $300,000 | |
| 2005-02-28 | Deed $380,350 — from ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP INC. to HARVARD, SIMONE AND TRACEY | $380,350 | |
| 2001-03-06 | Mortgage $287,700 — from VAUGHN, JOY M; VAUGHN, PAULETTE to CONSUMER HOME MORTGAGE INC | $287,700 | |
| 1985-08-07 | Mortgage $4,200 — from OTTEY, FILOMENA M to BANK OF COMMERCE | $4,200 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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