A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 44. 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-21.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (25) · Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · PLUMBING (4).
Filed construction activity
$106,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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 (1890)
Yes
Six or more residential units (17)
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
$3,037,000
$1,366,650
2026
$3,229,000
$1,453,050
2027
$3,361,000
$1,512,450
The city's market estimate has risen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
4 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick) 25 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
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
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / E 3 St — M103 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 5 St & Cooper Sq · 300 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.
70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
RPTT&RET — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to ALEXIS, AUSTIN
2026-07-28
Deed transfer (nominal price)
2026-07-07
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-30
Boiler inspection
2026-06-30
HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCAT
2026-06-30
HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-06-30
HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-06-30
HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCAT
2026-08-10RPTT&RET — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to ALEXIS, AUSTIN
2026-07-28Deed transfer (nominal price)
2026-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-30Boiler inspection
2026-06-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCAT
2026-06-30HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2026-06-30HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-06-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCAT
2024-10-24Restaurant inspection: FACTORY TAMAL — grade A
2024-10-04HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
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
2024-02-17HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CIELING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STOR
2024-01-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-12311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2023-12-12311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2023-12-07City emergency repair (OMO): at the bulkhead door to the roof, make all necessary repair to replace hinges with new self closing hinges. to ensure th$334
2023-11-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2023-11-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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
2023-11-12311: Consumer Complaint — Bodega, Deli, or Convenience Store
2023-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-11-01HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY,
2023-11-01HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-11-01HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2023-10-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-25311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-10-25311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2023-10-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT DOOR AT BULKHEAD TO THE ROOF , 6th STORY
2023-10-25HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-10-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-10-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-09-26HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 2nd
2023-07-31311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2023-07-31Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2023-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-28311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2023-06-20Eviction executed (6C)
2023-06-20FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-06-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-06-20FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-06-13FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-06-13FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-05-25SMIS — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION
2023-05-03Boiler inspection
2023-04-03Restaurant inspection: FACTORY TAMAL — grade A
2023-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
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
2022-09-13Boiler inspection
2022-09-07311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2022-07-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-22FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-03-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-03-22FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-03-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2022-01-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-12311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2022-01-12311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2021
2021-11-23Restaurant inspection: FACTORY TAMAL — grade A
2019-06-21HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2019-06-21HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2019-06-21HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY,
2019-05-14HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-05-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2019-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018
2018-12-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-11-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-11-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-07-24Boiler inspection
2018-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-22HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2017-11-22HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH A
2017-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-10-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-09-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE NO CHANGE TO US
2017-06-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-05-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFUL ACTS.FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMISSIONER.IN MARCH,23,2017. A ELECTRICALVIOLATION WAS ISSUE TO THE RESPONDE$2,400
2017-04-14RPTT&RET — from WONG, WAI FONG; KO, CATHERINE to KO, CATHERINE
2017-03-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED 2 WALL MOUNTED FAN UNITS FOR AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC).UPON AL$8,000
2017-03-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016
2016-12-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-11-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-05Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR ALTERATION OF EXISTING NON-BEARING PARTITIONS, AND REPAIR AND REPLACE EXISTING WALL, FLOOR, AND CEILING FINISHES. REPLACE EXISTING PLUM$32,000
2016-10-05Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR ALTERATION OF EXISTING NON-BEARING PARTITIONS, AND REPAIR AND REPLACE EXISTING WALL, FLOOR, AND CEILING FINISHES. REPLACE EXISTING PLUM$32,000
2016-09-20Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR ALTERATION OF EXISTING NON-BEARING PARTITIONS, AND REPAIR AND REPLACE EXISTING WALL, FLOOR, AND CEILING FINISHES. REPLACE EXISTING PLUM$42,000
2016-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-06-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2014-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-17311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2013
2013-11-12311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-11-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-11-07311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2013-10-07311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2013-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-03-25HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE 14TH TREAD FROM BOTTOM OF 3RD STY. FRONT SOUTH BALCONY AT FIRE ESCAPE
2013-03-22311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-03-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-03-06311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
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
2012-04-11311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-04-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-27311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2010-01-27311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2009
2009-08-21DOB complaint, category ?
2009-08-21DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-05-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-08-01DOB complaint, category ?
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-11-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-10-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
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
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
2003-05-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-11-18Deed — from COOPER SQ. MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION II to COOPER SQ. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO.
1999-11-18Deed — from NYC HPD to COOPER SQ. MUTUAL ASSOCIATION II HOUSING
1999-11-18Agreement — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUALHOUSING ASSOCIATION ; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NYC HPD
1999-11-18REL — from COOPER SQ. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. to COOPER SQ. MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION II
1999-11-18Agreement — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; COOPER SQUARE MUTUALHOUSING ASSOCIATION to NYC HPD
1999-11-18Agreement — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; COOPER SQUARE MUTUALHOUSING ASSOCIATION to NYC HPD
1998
1998-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
1998-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
1998-01-22Permit AL — ISSUED
1997
1997-10-27Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-10-27Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-05-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-04-30Permit AL — ISSUED
1996
1996-07-26DECL — from NYC HPD
1996-07-26DECL — from NYC HPD
1976
1976-09-08CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1976-09-08MISC — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1972
1972-01-12MISC — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1971
1971-03-31MISC — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1967
1967-01-10Deed — from SUBERT REALTY CORP to SCHLESINGER, BERTHA; SCHLESINGER, JOSEPH; UNGER, JOSEPH; UNGER, SARAH