297a Cooper Street

297a Cooper Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 38 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (38 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2016, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

38 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 1 class A, 8 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 0 issued in the last 12 months. 41 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-05-19. Newest violation issued 2014-08-11. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2014. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET .... IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2014-08-11. HPD violation 10339065
• Class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS AT THE 2ND STY LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, issued 2014-08-11. HPD violation 10339070
• Class C: Gas defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT COOKING RANGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2013-10-15. HPD violation 10004174
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2013-10-15. HPD violation 10004144
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES CAUSE UNKNOWN IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2013-09-26. HPD violation 9985047
• Class B: Mold, south wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT THE SOUTH WALL APPROX. 8 SQ.FT. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2014-08-11. HPD violation 10339063
• Class B: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE STOPPER AT WASH BASIN PREVENTING WATER FROM DRAINING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2014-08-11. HPD violation 10339066
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2014-08-11. HPD violation 10339064

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 297A COOPER ST LLC. Head officer: NISSIM VAKNIN. Managing agent: HOMEOWNERS SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Mar 25, 2016. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2016 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3034370057, HPD building ID 225837. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Wilson Av (L), 5 min walk
• Halsey St (L), 5 min walk
• Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St (L), 13 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.