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239 Jefferson Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3031650046 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s9
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-09-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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 & DECATUR LP
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BLDG MGMT
Last registered2025-09-11

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,293,000 $581,850
2026$1,034,000 $465,300
2027$1,135,000 $510,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Central Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Troutman St — B60 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWilson Ave & Troutman St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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.

Report a problem to 311

239 Jefferson Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIRECT BLDG MGMT — 5 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
667 Central Avenue BK6 A
683 Evergreen Avenue BK6 A
163 Cooper Street BK6 A
22 Locust Street BK6 B
239 Jefferson Street BK4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,598,271 on 2010-04-20 (lender: The City Of New York, Hpd), covering 8 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-04-20Deed $10,298,710 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $10,298,710
2010-04-20Mortgage $1,598,271 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD $1,598,271
2010-04-20Agreement $10,620,681 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD $10,620,681
2006-09-15Mortgage $622,468 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $622,468
2006-09-15Mortgage $8,220,300 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $8,220,300
2006-09-15AL&R $22,106,921 — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP $22,106,921
2006-09-15Mortgage $633,937 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $633,937
2006-09-15Mortgage $12,630,216 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $12,630,216

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2021
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174026
20184138
20194037
20203025
20212024
202260511
20232035
20242035
20255049
20263058
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-08-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-06-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-21311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2026-04-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18Boiler inspection
2025-12-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-08-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-06-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-21311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2026-04-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-03311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-05-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-19Boiler inspection
2025-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-08-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-13Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2024-06-13311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2024-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-04Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-24Boiler inspection
2023-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-06-20Boiler inspection
2022-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022-03-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2022-01-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-08-16Boiler inspection
2021-08-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-09-04HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCAT
2020-09-04HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT APT 1A/B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2020-07-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-05-02HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A/B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2019-03-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-03-06Boiler inspection
2019-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-08-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-22Boiler inspection
2018-06-12SMIS — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2018-04-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-03-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2018-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-07-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-07-06311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2016-02-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-01-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015
2015-10-09HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-08-16311: Taxi Report — Driver Report
2014
2014-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-04-14FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2014-03-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-01-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-01-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-11-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-09-25311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2012-08-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN SPIDER BUGES AT ENTIRE APT. LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY
2012-08-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING ( THIRD ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH ) LO
2012-08-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2012-08-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL AND CEILING ( THIRD R
2012-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-12-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-12-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-12-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-11-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-11-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-11-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-08-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-05-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-06-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-20Deed $10,298,710 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$10,298,710
2010-04-20Mortgage $1,598,271 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD$1,598,271
2010-04-20Agreement $10,620,681 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD$10,620,681
2010-04-20TL&R — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN; COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.
2010-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN; COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2010-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN; COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2010-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2010-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV FUN; COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2010-04-20Agreement — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD
2010-04-20REL — from THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD
2008
2008-09-12DOB complaint, category ?
2008-07-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-07-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-07-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-06-25Job filed: TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE 25' IN LENGTH BY 8' IN HEIGHT AS PER DIAGRAM PROVIDED ON PD-1 FORM FILED HEREWITH. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION A
2008-06-25Job filed: TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE 25' IN LENGTH BY 8' IN HEIGHT AS PER DIAGRAM PROVIDED ON PD-1 FORM FILED HEREWITH. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION A
2008-05-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-05-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-05-22DOB violation C:
2008-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-20DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-07-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2006
2006-09-15Mortgage $622,468 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.$622,468
2006-09-15Mortgage $8,220,300 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.$8,220,300
2006-09-15AL&R $22,106,921 — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP$22,106,921
2006-09-15Mortgage $633,937 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.$633,937
2006-09-15Mortgage $12,630,216 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.$12,630,216
2006-07-13Deed $18 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLMT F$18
2006-07-13Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLMT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD
2006-07-13Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLMT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD
2006-07-13Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLMT F
2006-07-13Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2006-06-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-04-04Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$23,800
2005
2005-12-06Job filed: INTERIOR REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING PLUMBING FIXTURES, NEW BOILER AND NEW PARTITIONS.$350,000
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-12-22Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-12-22Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-05-29Permit AL — ISSUED
1992-01-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-01-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
1979
1979-06-14Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; COMM OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; CITY NY;
1973
1973-01-30Deed — from PABON JOSE A; PABON MILAGROSA to ROSARIO WILLIAM
1970
1970-03-16Mortgage assigned — from LAVANCO GONDOLFO; LAVANCO ANNA to POWELL WILLIAM E JR
1970-03-16Mortgage assigned — from POWELL WILLIAM E JR to CRESPO ANNA M
1969
1969-08-11Mortgage — from PABON JOSE A; PABON MILAGROSA to LAVANCO GONDOLFO; LAVANCO ANNA
1969-08-11Deed — from LAVANCO ANNA; LAVANCO GONDOLFO to PABON MILAGROSA; PABON JOSE A

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