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249 Cooper Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3034360035 · 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, AEP14.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 48. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

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

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · New Tree Request (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$966,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,983,000 $118,980
2026$2,074,000 $124,440
2027$2,198,000 $131,880

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

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

SubwayWilson Av — L · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Knickerbocker Av — B20 · 250 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Moffat St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

249 Cooper 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

16 311 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $37,787,036 on 2023-06-15 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments, L.P.,), covering 22 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
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2023-06-15AL&R $49,088,068 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P., $49,088,068
2023-06-15SPRD $49,088,068 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P., $49,088,068
2023-06-15Mortgage $37,787,037 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P., $37,787,037
2023-03-09Deed $1,695,000 — from 249 COOPER LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C $1,695,000
2023-03-01Sold for $1,695,000 $1,695,000 $847,500
2022-07-28Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 249 COOPER LLC to QUANTA FINANCE, LLC $1,900,000
2021-05-28Deed $1,315,000 — from ESTATE OF BERNICE JOSEPH; HARVARD, LARRY; LARRY HARVARD AS EXECUTER to 249 COOPER LLC $1,315,000
2021-05-03Sold for $1,315,000 $1,315,000 $657,500
2019-01-28Mortgage $1,089,788 — from HARVARD, LARRY to FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER $1,089,788
2019-01-28Mortgage $1,089,788 — from HARVARD, LARRY to FAREVERSE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; I/L/T/N FINANCE OF AMERICA REVER $1,089,788
2018-02-13Mortgage $954,225 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FAREVERSE, LLC $954,225
2018-02-13Mortgage $954,225 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $954,225
2007-04-24Mortgage $85,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $85,000
2004-03-17Mortgage $20,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $20,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
201800110011
2019000404
2020004116
202118436031
20224144114
20230049013
202420130116
20250084113
2026004015
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-09-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-30TL&R — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
2025-12-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025
2025-12-30TL&R — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC$485,595,000
2025-12-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-05311: Curb Condition — Curb Defect-Metal Protruding
2025-06-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-22311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-02-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-22311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2024-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-05HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... (LESS THAN 10 SQ FT) ON NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2024-09-05HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2024-09-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORT
2024-09-05HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCA
2024-09-05HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... (LESS THAN 10 SQ FT) ON NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2024-08-28311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-08-28Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-08-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-07311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-05-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2024-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-19Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-04-12Job filed: Propose installation of a Vapor Mitigation System. No change to use, egress or occupancy.$60,000
2023
2023-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-07311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-08-07Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-06-15Deed — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2023-06-15AL&R $49,088,068 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.,$49,088,068
2023-06-15SPRD $49,088,068 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.,$49,088,068
2023-06-15Mortgage $37,787,037 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P.,$37,787,037
2023-05-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2023-03-09Deed $1,695,000 — from 249 COOPER LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C$1,695,000
2023-03-09PREL — from QUANTA FINANCE, LLC to 249 COOPER LLC
2023-03-09Deed — from 249 COOPER LLC to 249 COOPER LLC
2023-03-01Sold for $1,695,000$1,695,000
2023-01-13311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2022
2022-09-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-16PREL — from 249 COOPER LLC to QUANTA FINANCE, LLC
2022-08-11Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS$4,000
2022-07-28Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 249 COOPER LLC to QUANTA FINANCE, LLC$1,900,000
2022-07-10311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-07-05Job filed: proposed minor interior renovation for existing two story & basement, two family dwelling as shown on drawings filed herewith.$224,450
2022-06-13Deed — from 249 COOPER LLC to 249 COOPER LLC
2022-05-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-04-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-02-17FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2022-02-02Job filed: INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS$4,000
2022-01-19311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-01-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-01-14Job filed: proposed minor interior renovation for existing two story & basement, two family dwelling as shown on drawings filed herewith.$224,450
2021
2021-12-29Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2021-12-08Job filed: INSTALL CONSTRUCTION FENCE IN CONJUCTION WITH JOB # B00542736$1,000
2021-10-18Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-10-18Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021-10-18Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-10-18Permit Earth Work — Signed-off
2021-10-18Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2021-10-07CERT — from ENTERPRISE TITLE AGENCY, INC.
2021-10-07ZONE — from 249 COOPER LLC
2021-10-05Job filed: proposed minor interior renovation for existing two story & basement, two family dwelling as shown on drawings filed herewith.$224,450
2021-08-30Job filed: PROPOSED TO SUBDIVIDE PROPERTY INTO TWO TAX LOTS BUT REMAIN EXISTING AS ONE ZONING LOT AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH - NOTE - REFER TO ALTERATIO
2021-08-30Job filed: PROPOSED TO SUBDIVIDE PROPERTY INTO TWO TAX LOTS BUT REMAIN EXISTING AS ONE ZONING LOT AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH - NOTE - REFER TO ALTERATIO
2021-08-18Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-08-11Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-08-11Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2021-08-11Permit Earth Work — Signed-off
2021-08-11Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021-08-11Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-07-29Job filed: Alteration
2021-06-29Job filed: proposed minor interior renovation for existing two story & basement, two family dwelling as shown on drawings filed herewith.$224,450
2021-06-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-06-09Mortgage satisfied — from HARVARD, LARRY to FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER
2021-06-01Mortgage satisfied — from HARVARD, LARRY to COMPU LINK CORPORATION; CELINK; FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC
2021-05-28Deed $1,315,000 — from ESTATE OF BERNICE JOSEPH; HARVARD, LARRY; LARRY HARVARD AS EXECUTER to 249 COOPER LLC$1,315,000
2021-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED PILES OF EXCESSIVE OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
2021-05-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED WORK BEING DONE INSIDE THE ENTIRE SUBJECT PREMISES.HOWEVER,THE 1ST, 2ND A
2021-05-03Sold for $1,315,000$1,315,000
2021-04-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020
2020-12-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-12-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-10-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-03-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-31311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-01-21Mortgage assigned — from FAREVERSE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC to FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC
2019
2019-04-24Mortgage satisfied — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to FAREVERSE LLC; FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2019-02-06Mortgage satisfied — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME
2019-01-28Mortgage $1,089,788 — from HARVARD, LARRY to FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER$1,089,788
2019-01-28Mortgage $1,089,788 — from HARVARD, LARRY to FAREVERSE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; I/L/T/N FINANCE OF AMERICA REVER$1,089,788
2018
2018-12-20Deed — from SMALLWOOD, BERNADINE ROBIN; HARVARD, LARRY to HARVARD, LARRY
2018-12-18Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-08-30311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-05-11Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC
2018-02-28Mortgage satisfied — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2018-02-13Mortgage $954,225 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FAREVERSE, LLC$954,225
2018-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2018-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from JOSEPH, STANLEY; JOSEPH, BERNICE to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2018-02-13Mortgage $954,225 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME$954,225
2018-02-13Deed — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to JOSEPH, BERNICE
2018-01-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-04-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2015-04-09DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-11-01311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2012
2012-11-14311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-04-24Mortgage $85,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$85,000
2004
2004-03-17Mortgage $20,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$20,000
1999
1999-03-31Mortgage $10,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE; JOSEPH, STANLEY to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$10,000
1995
1995-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from JOSEPH, STANLEY; JOSEPH, BERNICE to DIME SAVINGS BANK
1984
1984-12-27Mortgage $15,000 — from JOSEPH, BERNICE; JOSEPH, STANLEY to ANCHOR SAVS BK$15,000
1971
1971-10-29Mortgage assigned — from GOLBERT EQUITIES; WAGNER IRVING; DEUTSCH BEULAH; ROTHFELD BETTINA; EPSTEIN EQUITIES; BRECH to CONSERVATIVE EQUITIES INC

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