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1408 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1909 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

No open housing violations. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
None openNo open housing violations on record.
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 42 violations before that, the first in 1992.

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Inspector last found a problem
2 Mar 2018 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Tenant-reported

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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Nothing open. 50 violations in the record, all of them closed.

42 closed violations, plus 8 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint west wall foyer 1 sty west an apartment er1 1192341, section '' ''

    Issued 27 Apr 1992Violation closed 24 Mar 2019Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint west wall north room 1 sty west an apartment santana 782 6191 er1 1192341, section '' ''

    Issued 27 Apr 1992Violation closed 24 Mar 2019Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint ceiling 2nd room from north 1 sty west an apartment er1 1192341, section '' ''

    Issued 27 Apr 1992Violation closed 24 Mar 2019Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint east wall north room 1 sty west an apartment er1 1192341, section '' ''

    Issued 27 Apr 1992Violation closed 24 Mar 2019Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed wires at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at north and west walls and ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercommunication system in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the all stories at public hall

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018§ 27-2010

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant east wall and ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit roof bulkhead door

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system boiler room door lock at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 6th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 May 2011Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 May 2011Violation closed 13 Sept 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak through ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak through ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 6th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak through ceiling in the 6th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 4 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods east fire escape stack at building rear

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 22 Oct 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. replace with new the broken, defective and/or missing gusset plate, north east corner at 2nd story balcony, east stack at building rear

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 22 Oct 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mailbox for an apartment at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 21 Aug 2017Violation closed 11 Oct 2017Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of house hold items at 3rd story balcony, east stack at building rear

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at cieling in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly secure the loose wash basin faucet in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the private hallway, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 12 Sept 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeds the maximum of 130 degrees, found hot water to be 134 degrees in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 10 Sept 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mailboxes at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 7 Sept 2017Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at public hall stairs, 3rd story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 7 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the... at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 7 Sept 2017§ 27-2010

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 15 Aug 2017Violation closed 7 Sept 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

50 violations on record in total, 0 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

2 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Noise0 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    SPENCER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

    Public records list SPENCER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 16 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (2 in the records we hold)

    No combined rating for this agent yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.

  • Owner of record

    SPENCER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC.

    Public records list SPENCER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. as the owner of record for this address as of 16 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (2 in the records we hold)

    No combined rating for this owner yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  2. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  3. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3033780016 · Block 3378, Lot 16 · Building class C2