Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

1074 Putnam Avenue

267Records
14City systems
8Open violations
1194.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Open in the map

267 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD housing violations, 55 HPD complaints, 45 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3014860025
BIN3039818

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1194.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 39 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

39
’23–24
9
’24–25
12
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · PLUMBING (3) · Noise (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · GENERAL (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)27 BEDSTUY. LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agent27 BEDSTUY. LLC
Last registered2025-09-17

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$953,000 $57,180
2026$1,130,000 $67,800
2027$984,000 $59,040

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Madison St — Q24 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Madison St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1074 Putnam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 27 BEDSTUY. LLC — 5 buildings, 37 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1078 Putnam Avenue BK13 D
22 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 C
143 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK7 D
1064 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
1074 Putnam Avenue BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,250,000 on 2023-03-20 (lender: Dbr Investments Co. Limited), covering 26 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-20Mortgage $15,250,000 — from 27 BED STUY LLC; 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $15,250,000
2023-03-20AL&R $15,250,000 — from 27 BED STUY LLC; 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to DBR INVESTMENTS CO. LIMITED $15,250,000
2020-01-03AL&R $16,300,000 — from 27 BED STUY LLC; 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to WALKER & DUNLOP COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FUND $16,300,000
2020-01-03Mortgage $16,300,000 — from 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; 27 BED STUY LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FUND $16,300,000
2020-01-03Deed $14,187,500 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P.; HUNTERFLY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WILLOUGHBY-TOMPKINS LIMITED PARTNERSH to 27 BED STUY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $14,187,500
2019-12-20Sold for $14,187,500 $14,187,500 $4,729,167
2013-08-27AL&R $887,636 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $887,636
2013-08-27Agreement $2,496,142 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,496,142
2013-08-27Mortgage $87,809 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $87,809
2013-08-27Mortgage $245,038 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $245,038
2013-08-27Agreement $90,151 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $90,151
2013-08-27Mortgage $642,598 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $642,598
2013-07-30RPTT&RET $2,519,117 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to WILLOUGHBY-NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $2,519,117
1996-05-14Mortgage $2,467,746 — from BROADWAY/PUTNAM L.P. to NYC HPD $2,467,746

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
66
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201800033
201900145
20200310114
202102002
20220100111
20230606066
20240270229
20250601263
20261190222
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 183Ownership & money 40Health & systems 22

Every one of the 267 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11221 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map