The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.2. 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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Unleashed Dog (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).
Filed construction activity
$167,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1897)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
No
421-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 officer
DAVID POWELL
Managing agent
Legacies of Cooper Square Unido
Last registered
2025-11-05
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,815,000
$1,266,750
2026
$2,993,000
$1,346,850
2027
$3,115,000
$1,401,750
The city's market estimate has risen
11% 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.
Getting around
Subway
2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / E 3 St — M103 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
E 4 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $24,487 on
2020-06-17 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 5 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
2020-06-17
Mortgage $97,207 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$97,207
2020-06-17
Mortgage $488,013 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$488,013
2020-06-17
Mortgage $24,487 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$24,487
2020-06-17
AL&R $97,207 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$97,207
2020-06-17
AL&R $488,013 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$488,013
2020-06-17
AL&R $24,487 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$24,487
2019-11-06
RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to RUAN, SALLY
$1,800
2019-10-29
Sold for $1,800
$1,800
$90
2017-06-01
RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to BLACKMAN, ANDRE
$1,800
2017-03-16
RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to GIBSON, LAURA
$1,800
2016-08-11
RPTT&RET $1,825 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to GUY, MILDRED
$1,825
2015-10-01
RPTT&RET $1,825 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to RIOS, ELENA
$1,825
2003-12-23
Agreement $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
2003-12-23
Agreement $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
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
35
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
3
1
6
2018
3
2
1
3
9
2019
0
6
2
3
11
2020
0
12
11
2
25
2021
3
5
0
2
10
2022
2
7
3
3
15
2023
0
19
1
5
25
2024
0
30
0
5
35
2025
0
9
0
4
13
2026
0
12
0
5
17
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2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-25311: Consumer Complaint — Tour Guide
2024-02-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-24311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2024-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-29Restaurant inspection: TOMS JUICE — grade A
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2022-12-30RPTT&RET — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to YATACO, MIRYAM
2022-12-20Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-11-16Agreement — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
2022-11-15311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Private Carter Decal Not Posted
2022-09-13Boiler inspection
2022-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-13Job filed: FILING FOR REPLACEMENT OF BOILER / BURNER FOR OIL OPERATION ONLY AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-07-26Job filed: FILING FOR REPLACEMENT OF BOILER / BURNER FOR OIL OPERATION ONLY AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2021-05-17Job filed: FILING FOR REPLACEMENT OF BOILER / BURNER FOR OIL OPERATION ONLY AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2018-12-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-11-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-09-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EX. COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PLAN FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR CERTIFICAT$17,000
2018-07-24Boiler inspection
2018-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-12RPTT&RET — from MILTON, JEFFREY to MILTON, FIONA; MILTON, JEFFREY
2017-06-01RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to BLACKMAN, ANDRE$1,800
2017-03-16RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to GIBSON, LAURA$1,800
2016
2016-12-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-12-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-08-11RPTT&RET $1,825 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to GUY, MILDRED$1,825
2016-04-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-01RPTT&RET $1,825 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to RIOS, ELENA$1,825
2015-07-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2015-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2015-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-09-08311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-08-15SMIS — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOC II HO; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI
2012-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-18311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-12-18311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2010-12-18Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2010-12-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-04-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-04-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-04-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-23DEEDO — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
2003-12-23SMIS — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT OF HPD
2003-12-23DECL — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION
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
2003-12-23DEEDO — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK - HPD to COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION
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
2001
2001-01-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2000
2000-12-27Job filed: New gyp. bd. partitions to enclose existing WC and lavs.$10,825
2000-03-09ECB Hazardous violation: SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET BLDG. CODE SPECIFICATONS NOTED:LIGHTS NOT PROPERLY PLACED LIGHTS APPROX. 18- APART CONTRARY NO CODE $2,000
2000-03-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION.NOTED:PERMIT:#101806048 REHABILITATION ENTIRE BLDG.LOCATION:EN
2000-01-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999
1999-09-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: NO PERMIT FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION. NOTED AT FRONT OF BUILDING TWO WOODEN TRASH INSTALLED FOR USE DURING RENOVATION. OBTAIN PER
1999-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
1999-08-30ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED: NO APPROVED PLANS AVAILABLE UNDER PERMIT #101806048.
1999-08-30DOB complaint, category ?
1999-08-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-03-23Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-03-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996
1996-07-26DECL — from NYC HPD
1996-07-26DECL — from NYC HPD
1996-07-26DECL — from NYC HPD
1976
1976-09-08MISC — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1976-09-08CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1972
1972-01-12MISC — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1971
1971-04-28Mortgage assigned — from HALE EQUITIES CORP to WIEDER, MOISHA