280 Cooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1906 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
5 immediately hazardous violations open. 15 open in all.
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- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 13 violations from 2014 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Doors and windows 3
- Fire and safety equipment 3
- Electrical 2
- Open per apartment
- 2.5 (15 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 11 Jul 2023 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
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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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThis building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
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 violationImmediately hazardous5 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.
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice of issuance sent to tenant 12 Jul 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges on door in the entrance, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Invalid certification 25 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Invalid certification 25 Jul 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective heavy duty mortise locking device on door in the entrance, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Invalid certification 25 Jul 2023Doors 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 = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0;, 2nd story at north
Issued 27 Jan 2014Notice certified late 12 Mar 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
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, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the north wall in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at upper and lower sash window in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood base under sink at cabinet in the kitchen, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical outlet at north wall in the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Electrical§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical outlet at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Electrical§ 27-2005
Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures... in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 7 Nov 2016Notice sent out 14 Nov 2016Electrical§ 27-2037
Non-hazardous1 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.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood door at lower cabinet in the kitchen, 2nd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices6 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.
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Issued 4 May 2026Notice sent out 3 May 2026Paperwork and notices
Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Post, 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 at public hall, 1st story
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 11 Jul 2023Notice sent out 12 Jul 2023Paperwork and notices§ 329
11 closed violations, plus 11 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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.
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioner protruding beyond window sill at 3rd story balcony nort front stack
Issued 30 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioners stored at 2nd story balcony north front stack
Issued 30 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing corroded bracket from top front rail to bottom front rail at 3rd story balcony north front stack
Issued 30 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005
Abate the infestation consisting of vermin flies thru-out in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 30 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 30 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 30 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioners at 2nd story fire escape, building front
Issued 19 Mar 2019Violation dismissed 7 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following minimum required 100 watts (light fixture present) at front areaway, 1st story
Issued 1 Jun 2018Violation dismissed 27 Sept 2018Electrical§ 27-2040
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story at north
Issued 27 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 26 May 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the foyer, the kitchen, the 1st room from north at east, the bathroom, 2nd story at north
Issued 27 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 26 May 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperable, 2nd story at north
Issued 27 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 26 May 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
43 violations on record in total, 21 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
2 cases, all closed.
Tenant Action
Opened 28 Oct 2016
Tenant Action
Opened 20 Oct 2016
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.
- 20231 eviction
- 20181 eviction
Filings
Public filingBuilding 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 (2023 report)
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- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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.
Owner of record and managing agent
COOPER STAR CORP
Public records list COOPER STAR CORP as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 3 Sept 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
280 Cooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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.
- The city currently has 5 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.
- 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.
- Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
- 6 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.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 15 open housing violations: 5 immediately hazardous, 9 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for doors and windows (3), fire and safety equipment (3) and electrical (2).
On 11 Jul 2023. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
City marshals carried out 2 residential evictions here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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