1275 Decatur Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03430-0044BIN 3079560

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
025 open HPD violation(s)

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 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2019 — of about 6 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2019 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building24 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 B · HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2015-08-145+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW BALANCES LOWER SASH IN THE 1st LIVING ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2011-10-265+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2010-04-195+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 2AIssued 2013-10-035+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN , THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY , THE BATHROOM , THE 11th ROOM FROM NORTH, THE 14th ROOM FROM NORTH, THE 21st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-11-10 · closed

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

1026

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential543

Street/Sidewalk252

Commercial146

Vehicle50

Unspecified34

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

196

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony57

Misdemeanor102

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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 2010-04-05

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

COOPER & DECATUR LP

Head officer

Linda Vera

Managing agent

Direct Building Management

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

1053 WILLOUGHBY AVENUEBROOKLYN 106 TROUTMAN STREETBROOKLYN 1278 DECATUR STREETBROOKLYN 1330 HANCOCK STREETBROOKLYN 1494 BUSHWICK AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2009-10-07 · $10,431,074

Most recent mortgage2009-10-07 · $10,923,699

Sale2009-10-07$10,431,074

NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT FUND CO → COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Mortgage2009-10-07$10,923,699

borrower COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT OF HOUSING PRES & DEV

Mortgage2006-06-30$622,468

borrower COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC., NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.

Mortgage2006-06-30$12,630,216

borrower NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND, COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC. · lender ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.

Mortgage2006-06-30$633,937

borrower COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC., NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND · lender ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC.

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