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257 Cooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1904 · 3-story walk-up · 12 apartments

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 15 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
152 · 9 · 4
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202511
2026 so far40

Plus 49 violations from 1993 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 5
  • Walls and ceilings 1
Open per apartment
1.3 (15 open across 12 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
8 Sept 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

It is listed under a tax-benefit program (421-a or J-51). Stabilization that comes from one of these can end when the benefit does, so ask when it expires.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous2 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at south

    Issued 7 Sept 2026First no access to re- inspect violation 23 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system, door lock at cellar

    Issued 25 Nov 2013Not complied with 11 Aug 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous9 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 21 Sept 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 21 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate, in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 21 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Notice sent out 17 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercom system from unit to building entrance in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Notice sent out 17 Aug 2017Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercom bell buzzer system from bldg front entrance to apartment in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and walls. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Aug 2012Not complied with 11 Aug 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide suitable tight cover for the handhole opening of trap cellar south at center.

    Issued 5 May 1993First no access to re- inspect violation 19 Aug 2014§ 27-2026

Non-hazardous4 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder at west at fire escape

    Issued 7 Jun 2025Notice sent out 8 Jun 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 53

  • 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder at north yard at fire escape, 2nd story

    Issued 7 Aug 2017Notice sent out 8 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 53

  • Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl.. in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017§ 27-2026

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration installation of wood deck through out roof

    Issued 26 Mar 2014Not complied with 12 Aug 2014Roof and outside the building§ 300

Paperwork and notices4 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • Post a proper notice regarding rent stabilization law, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a conspicuous location within the common area at the buildings entrance. for more information about signage requirements, please visit: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/required-signage.page

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Notice certified on time 16 Sept 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • ×3Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected

    3 issued 5 Jun 2017 to 3 Aug 2017Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005

40 closed violations, plus 7 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing 5th thread from bottom at west at fire escape, 2nd story

    Issued 7 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 24 Aug 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at cooking range in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 23 Mar 2018Violation closed 5 Jul 2018Appliances§ 27-2070

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration consisting of a combustibal wood deck with 4ft high railing, erected on roof throughout

    Issued 13 Feb 2015Violation dismissed 23 Aug 2015Roof and outside the building§ 300

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper.

    Issued 12 Mar 2015Violation dismissed 20 Aug 2015Super and management§ 27-2053

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at door in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 12 Mar 2015Violation dismissed 3 Jun 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at door in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 12 Mar 2015Violation dismissed 3 Jun 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures; range in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 12 Mar 2015Violation closed 26 Apr 2015Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Replace with new the missing glass to the upper & lower sashes at windows east 1, east 2, & south 1 in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 12 Mar 2015Violation closed 26 Apr 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mortise lock at door in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 12 Mar 2015Violation closed 26 Apr 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cast iron vent pipe roof center.

    Issued 30 Sept 1997Violation dismissed 12 Aug 2014Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • ×2Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 25 Nov 2013Violation closedHeat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Aug 2012Violation closed 11 Aug 2014Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling. in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Aug 2012Violation closed 11 Aug 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective interrior glass lower sash in the 3rd room from east at south, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Aug 2012Violation closed 11 Aug 2014§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective exterrior glass upper sash in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Aug 2012Violation closed 11 Aug 2014§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Violation closed 8 Jun 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 26 Mar 2014Violation closed 27 May 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of installtion of heating unit within dwelling unit, 2nd story at south

    Issued 26 Mar 2014Violation closed 27 May 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) throughout the public areas in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. at public hall

    Issued 19 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 14 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 6; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Jan 2014Violation closed 26 Mar 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 2 Mar 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the west wall, south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 2 Mar 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 25 Nov 2013Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • ×2Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 25 Nov 2013Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at window lower sash in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 2 Mar 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 6; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 1;, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) throughout the public areas in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. at public hall

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 4; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Nov 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative., 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st window frame from east at south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Nov 2013Violation closed 19 Feb 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Violation closed 21 Jan 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water 144 degrees in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Violation closed 6 Jan 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at east

    Issued 8 May 2010Violation closed 18 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) south wall in the 3rd room from east, 4th story at east

    Issued 8 May 2010Violation closed 18 Feb 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

66 violations on record in total, 19 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

11 complaints in three years, 4 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Mold and damp1 / 3
  • Construction and illegal work0 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 2
  • Pests0 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings2 / 2

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

3 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 21 Jan 2014

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 14 Aug 2012

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 21 Jul 2010Judgment entered

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

  • 20181 eviction

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    SK 257 COOPER LLC

    Public records list SK 257 COOPER LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 29 Jun 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    SK 257 COOPER LLC.

    Public records list SK 257 COOPER LLC. as the owner of record for this address as of 29 Jun 2025. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has 2 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There was 1 mould complaint here in the last twelve months. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. 4 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3034370001 · Block 3437, Lot 1 · Building class C1