55 Cooper Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02241-0002BIN 1064981

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 49 apartments

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 49 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 49 apartments.

2018 — 49 units registered2023 — 49

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1936

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 66 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building3 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

169

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1FIssued 2022-12-21

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH WALL APPROX 30 SQ.FT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1FIssued 2021-07-065+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 4 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''55'', 1st FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14060812 ISSUED 25-FEB-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1FIssued 2021-07-065+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 2 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''55'', 1st FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14060818 ISSUED 25-FEB-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2020-09-045+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

103

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water31

Plumbing21

Paint/Plaster16

Door/Window11

Unsanitary Condition9

Flooring/Stairs7

Water Leak3

Appliance2

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1653

Noise reports · last 12 mo

138

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk747

Residential557

Vehicle153

Commercial145

Unspecified48

House of Worship2

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

329

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony114

Misdemeanor178

Violation37

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2016-03-25

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2007-01-26

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

55 COOPER ASSOCIATES LP

Head officer

MARK SCHARFMAN

Managing agent

55 COOPER ASSOCIATES LP

3 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 12026-04-03$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1993-07-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-10-20 · $1,730,409.53

Mortgage2016-10-20$1,730,409.53

borrower 55 COOPER ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Mortgage2006-12-13$1,290,228.2

borrower 55 COOPER ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender SOVEREIGN BANK

Mortgage2002-12-24$1,581,598.41

borrower 55 COOPER ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1998-09-03$360,738.59

borrower 55 COOPER ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage1994-04-28$427,489.14

borrower 55 COOPER ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender BAYSIDE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale