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653 Central Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3034410002 · 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, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 8.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-10-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Water System (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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 BUILDING MANAGEMENT, INC
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$1,032,000 $464,400
2026$1,147,000 $516,150
2027$1,286,000 $578,700

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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).

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Cooper St / Central Av — B60 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Decatur St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

653 Central Avenue

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

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

showing 60 of 87 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,923,699 on 2009-10-21 (lender: The City Of New York, Dept Of Housing Pres & Dev), 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
2009-10-21Mortgage $10,923,699 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT OF HOUSING PR $10,923,699
2009-10-21Deed $10,431,074 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $10,431,074
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 $633,937 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $633,937
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 $12,630,216 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $12,630,216
2006-09-15Mortgage $8,220,300 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $8,220,300

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201802114
201904015
2020490215
20214140220
202222026
202312014
202415039
202503047
202604026
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17Boiler inspection
2025-12-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-03Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-03Boiler inspection
2025-06-25311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-21Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-09-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024-09-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-16311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2024-07-16311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2024-06-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-03Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-25Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-11-07HPD 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
2022-09-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-20Boiler inspection
2022-02-17Bedbug filing: 2 infested units
2022-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2021
2021-12-08311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2021-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2021-11-27311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2021-11-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2021-11-18DOB complaint, category ?
2021-11-17311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2021-11-17DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-21Boiler inspection
2021-05-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-05-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021-04-19Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2021-04-07HPD 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
2021-02-15311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2021-01-22311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2021-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2021-01-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-01-20311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2021-01-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2021-01-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020
2020-12-10311: Noise - House of Worship — Loud Talking
2020-11-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2020-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2020-10-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-18311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2020-08-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-11311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2020-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-04311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2020-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
2020-07-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-06-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-06-25311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-05-28311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-05-09311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-03-06Boiler inspection
2019-01-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2018
2018-11-14311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018-10-30311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018-06-22Boiler inspection
2018-06-12SMIS — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2015
2015-08-13HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2012
2012-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2012-02-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-02-27Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2012-02-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2011
2011-10-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2011-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED
2011-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NOR
2011-10-19ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLAINT MANNER. NOTED: APT 2B HAS WATER PENETRATION THROUGH CEILING INTO BEDROOM. REMEDY: M$100
2010
2010-04-20REL — from THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD
2010-04-20Agreement — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-10-21PREL — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUND CO; COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INC.
2009-10-21PREL — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUND CO; COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2009-10-21PREL — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUND CO to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2009-10-21PREL — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUND CO; COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC. to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2009-10-21REL — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUND CO to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2009-10-21Agreement — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HSG PRES & to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HSG PRES &
2009-10-21REL — from THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSG DEV FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HSG PRES &
2009-10-21Mortgage $10,923,699 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT OF HOUSING PR$10,923,699
2009-10-21Deed $10,431,074 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$10,431,074
2009-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-12-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-07-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-07-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-06-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-01-08Permit EQ — 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 $633,937 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.$633,937
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 $12,630,216 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.$12,630,216
2006-09-15Mortgage $8,220,300 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.$8,220,300
2006-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-09-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-08-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-07-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-07-24Job filed: ISNTALLATION OF CONSTRUCTION FENCE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 302044589. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2006-07-13Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLMT F
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
2006-07-13Deed $18 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLMT F$18
2006-07-13Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HPD to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.
2006-06-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-04-04Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER 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.$375,000
2005-12-06Job filed: INTERIOR REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING PLUMBING FIXTURES, NEW BOILER AND NEW PARTITIONS.$375,000
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-04-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-03-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: BASEMENT IS FLOODED.$250
1987
1987-12-15HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILINGS 2 STY NORTH APT 2L KITCHEN
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1973
1973-11-07Deed — from JOHENNING FRIEDRICH W to TARGET REALTY CORP

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