327 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 HPD complaints, 72 311 service requests, 63 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 148.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Plumbing (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Graffiti (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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 296 COOPER LLC |
| Head officer | NORMAN STRULOVITCH |
| Managing agent | NBM Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $655,200 | $294,840 |
| 2026 | $697,000 | $313,650 |
| 2027 | $781,000 | $351,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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 | Halsey St — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Irving Av — B20 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Moffat St · 550 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.
296 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 |
15 311 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 NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $29,041 on 2024-10-11 (lender: Crosscounrty Mortgage, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-08 | Agreement $1,011,000 — from 296 COOPER LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC | $1,011,000 | |
| 2024-10-11 | Mortgage $29,041 — from 296 COOPER LLC to CROSSCOUNRTY MORTGAGE, LLC | $29,041 | |
| 2014-10-24 | AL&R $1,250,000 — from 296 COOPER LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $1,250,000 | |
| 2014-10-24 | Agreement $1,250,000 — from 296 COOPER LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $1,250,000 | |
| 2014-10-24 | Mortgage $650,000 — from 296 COOPER LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2013-07-01 | AL&R $600,000 — from 296 COOPER LLC to MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2013-07-01 | Deed $507,000 — from ODOM, TYRONE to 296 COOPER LLC | $507,000 | |
| 2013-07-01 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 296 COOPER LLC to MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2007-05-11 | Mortgage $209,000 — from ODUM, TYRONE to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $209,000 | |
| 2006-08-22 | Mortgage $170,000 — from ODOM, TYRONE to BANK OF AMERICA N.A | $170,000 | |
| 2006-03-17 | Mortgage $324,350 — from ODOM, TYRONE to MERS | $324,350 | |
| 2005-03-25 | Mortgage $195,000 — from ODOM, TYRONE to AAMES FUNDING CORPORATION DBA AAMES HOME | $195,000 | |
| 2000-08-23 | Mortgage $6,900 — from ODOM, TYRONE to MEDALLION SERCURITYDOOR & WINDOW CO | $6,900 | |
| 1999-09-15 | Mortgage $75,000 — from TUCKER, ANGELA; ODOM, TYRONE to FLEET BANK N.A. | $75,000 | |
| 1992-01-24 | Mortgage $60,000 — from TUCKER, ANGELA; ODOM, TYRONE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $60,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 53 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 327 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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