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1416 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 11 open in all. 1 Housing Court case pending. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
111 · 5 · 5
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202301
202400
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 77 violations from 2007 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Roof and outside the building 1
Open per apartment
1.8 (11 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
7 Jul 2023 (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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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 3 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26330
2026–27 (so far)110

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

Immediately hazardous1 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

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

    Issued 23 Aug 2017Notice sent out 28 Aug 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

Hazardous5 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Dec 2018Invalid certification 27 Jan 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counterbalanced lower window sash in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Jun 2017Not complied with 18 Jul 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counterbalanced lower window sash in the 5th room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Jun 2017Not complied with 18 Jul 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective..... in the entrance, 1st story at south

    Issued 5 Sept 2013Notice sent out 8 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

Non-hazardous5 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration 12' x 10' wooden deck with stairs erected at the rear yard yard

    Issued 7 Jul 2023Not complied with 29 Dec 2024Roof and outside the building§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration 12' x 10' wooden deck with stairs erected at the rear yard

    Issued 5 Jan 2021Not complied with 29 Dec 2024Roof and outside the building§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration 12' x 10' wooden deck with stairs erected at rear yard

    Issued 5 Sept 2013Not complied with 29 Dec 2024Roof and outside the building§ 300

  • Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl, in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 11 Sept 2011First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Sept 2013§ 27-2026

  • Provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also chain door guard, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2043

67 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.

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

    Issued 15 Nov 2018Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 22 Jun 2017Violation closed 18 Nov 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Apr 2017Violation closed 18 Nov 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Apr 2017Violation closed 18 Nov 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door lock to basement

    Issued 23 Aug 2017Violation closed 17 Sept 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water to fixtures, at bathroom and kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Dec 2011Violation dismissed 27 Aug 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following minimum required 100 watts (light fixture present) at front areaway, 1st story

    Issued 15 May 2017Violation dismissed 10 Aug 2017Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Apr 2017Violation dismissed 10 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak abpove the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose wooden tread 3rd up at stairs to the first story at cellar

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes plant pots, trash bags and other household items at 2nd story balcony and 3rd story balcony at fire escape at east

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective wood door in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2012Violation closed 5 Nov 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • ×2Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective..... in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 5 Sept 2013 to 14 Sept 2013Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 14 Sept 2013Violation dismissed 30 Oct 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Sept 2013Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective locking device at door in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 4 May 2012Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, south wall in the 4th kitchen from east at south, 3rd story at west

    Issued 27 Feb 2012Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen, the bathroom, the 5th room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 11 Sept 2011Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet, in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 11 Sept 2011Violation closed 8 Oct 2013§ 27-2026

  • Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories for the persons residing in the dwelling as provided in the u.s. postal regulations., 3rd story at east

    Issued 3 Jan 2011Violation closed 8 Oct 2013§ 27-2047

  • Properly repair the broken or defective one (1) electric receptacle at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective two (2) electric receptacle at east wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective one (1) electric receptacle at east wall in the foyer, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric receptacles one (1) at east wall, two (2) at south wall, one (1) at west wall and one (1) at north wall in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective one (1) electric receptacle at east wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Refit the lower sash at south window in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric receptacles one (1) at east wall, one (1) at south wall, two (2) at west wall and one (1) at north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Nov 2010Violation closed 8 Oct 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Dec 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 19 Dec 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl.. in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 3 May 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection waste line at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 3 May 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet, in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Mar 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 20 Mar 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wall cabinent door in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Mar 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 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 20 Mar 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the private hallway, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Mar 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Mar 2011Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 2 Mar 2008Violation closed 15 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts minimum required

    Issued 3 Apr 2012Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Mar 2012Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retrarded material at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Feb 2012Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass at building entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 11 Sept 2011Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective window counter balance lower sash in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 7 Sept 2011Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 7 Sept 2011Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective water supply pipe at boiler in the boiler room

    Issued 7 Sept 2011Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector that is missing in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 7 Sept 2011Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceiling fire retarding materials (plaster) at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Sept 2011Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following a minimum of 100 watts required

    Issued 22 Jun 2007Violation closed 5 Sept 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall in the 5th room from north, 3rd story at south

    Issued 8 Apr 2013Violation closed 6 May 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Apr 2013Violation closed 6 May 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Apr 2013Violation closed 6 May 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Mar 2013Violation closed 6 May 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Mar 2013Violation closed 6 May 2013Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 19 Mar 2013Violation closed 6 May 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling, in the 6th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 27 Mar 2013Violation closed 28 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective air valve at steam riser, in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 27 Mar 2013Violation closed 28 Apr 2013Heat and hot water§ 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 27 Mar 2013Violation closed 28 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective air valve at steam riser, in the 6th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 27 Mar 2013Violation closed 28 Apr 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling, in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 27 Mar 2013Violation closed 28 Apr 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective air valve at steam riser, in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at east

    Issued 27 Mar 2013Violation closed 28 Apr 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardent plaster ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2012Violation closed 15 Oct 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling 3rd story public hall

    Issued 7 Oct 2012Violation closed 14 Oct 2012Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

86 violations on record in total, 11 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.

9 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water3 / 7
  • Appliances0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 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.

1 case pending, 3 closed.

  • ComprehensivePending

    Opened 19 Apr 2013

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 6 Jan 2012

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 11 Mar 2008

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 15 Dec 2004

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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 8 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 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.

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    1416 PUTNAM LLC

    Public records list 1416 PUTNAM LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 24 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

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 city currently has one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. HPD has 1 case pending against the owner in Housing Court (comprehensive). Ask what it is about and whether the work has been done.
  3. There were 3 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  4. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). 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.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. 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 3033780020 · Block 3378, Lot 20 · Building class C2