168 Cooper Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03441-0012BIN 3080007

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

140

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony47

Misdemeanor74

Violation19

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

DOB building violations

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2009-08-03 · $439,000

Most recent mortgage2018-02-06 · $1,755,000

Mortgage2018-02-06$1,755,000

borrower COOPER PALACE LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK

Mortgage2014-03-31$1,091,811.45

borrower 409 CHAUNTEY ST LLC, 170 HARMAN TOWER LLC, COOPER PALACE LLC · lender PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK

Mortgage2010-12-21$1,530,000

borrower 409 CHAUNTEY ST LLC, COOPER PALACE LLC, 170 HARMAN TOWER LLC · lender AMALGAMATED BANK

Mortgage2010-08-09$370,000

borrower COOPER PALACE LLC · lender EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC

Sale2009-08-03$439,000

DWIGHT BACKUS, HEIR, THADDEUS BACKUS, HEIR, BACKUS, GRANT, CLINTON BACKUS, DECEASED → COOPER PALACE LLC

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale