Brooklyn · Block 3437 · Lot 69 · 11237

281 Cooper Street

3 floors · 2 apartments · 2,652 sq ft · built 2005 · class B9 · owner of record: 281a Cooper St Llc

4open violations
$50,000ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
313dto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Check
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 313 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there

Open violations

ECB / OATH (4) · $50,000 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jun 12, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR DUPLEX(UNIT 3). RCA ISSUED ON 0
#35728015M
Aug 19, 2026
DEFAULT
$12,500
Jun 12, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC 1018.1(2008 CODE); 27-366; BC 1021.1(2014 CODE); BC 1006.3(2022 CODE) FOR TRANSIENT USE
#35728014K
Aug 19, 2026
DEFAULT
$12,500
Jun 12, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: DOB RECORDS, INDICATES PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS A 2 FAMILY HOUSE. NOW 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR DUPLEX(UNIT 3) HAS BEEN USED TRANSIE
#35728013Z
Aug 19, 2026
DEFAULT
$12,500
Jun 12, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM(CLASS J) FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR DUPLEX(UNIT 3). RCA ISSUED ON 03/13/2026. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.
#35728016Y
Aug 19, 2026
DEFAULT
$12,500
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (0)

None open.

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 23, 2026, 10:05 PM ET. BBL 3034370069.

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