40 Cooper Street

40 Cooper Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 41 open HPD violations, 10 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (35/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1904

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 35/100)

• 10 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 5 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (41 open, 10 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: High (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

41 open violations: 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 14 class A, 2 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 95 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1980-07-07. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 268 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

5 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (basement). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT FRONT ENTRANCE AT CELLAR, issued 2025-06-13. HPD violation 18009238
• Class C: Rats (hallway). 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS YARD, issued 2025-06-13. HPD violation 18009240
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (basement). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BUILDING REAR AT CELLAR, issued 2025-06-13. HPD violation 18009273
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (roof). MAKE SAFE BY PROPERLY REPAIRING THE STRUCTURAL DEFECT APPROX 2 INCH CRACK RUNNING BETWEEN WINDOWS FROM 1ST STORY TO ROOF AT REAR EXTERIOR WALL, issued 2025-06-04. HPD violation 17944030
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES ON DOOR IN VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-10-30. HPD violation 16337081
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2020-01-22. HPD violation 13555117
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st radiator from the south, west wall, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. - 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 RADIATOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4B), issued 2008-11-12. HPD violation 7563555
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, kitchen, 4th floor. - 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) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4B), issued 2008-11-12. HPD violation 7563557

311 housing complaints

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

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 11 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

3 open DOB violations, all 3 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 3 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: KENNETH U GIBSON. Head officer: KENNETH GIBSON. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 7, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3034380030, HPD building ID 225857. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Chauncey St (J, Z), 2 min walk
• Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St (L), 6 min walk
• Halsey St (J), 7 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.