1,590 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 578 HPD housing violations, 387 HPD complaints, 355 311 service requests.
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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 1672.8. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 363 total — 74 class C (immediately hazardous), 181 class B, 108 class A. Oldest open since 1983-07-12. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$57,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · WATER LEAK (12) · PLUMBING (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · GENERAL (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (3).
$34,740 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | SHERISE RATCLIFFE |
| Last registered | 2025-03-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $546,000 | $245,700 |
| 2026 | $655,000 | $294,750 |
| 2027 | $786,000 | $353,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Kosciuszko St — J · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Jefferson Av — B15 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hancock St & Stuyvesant Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell. 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.
709 Putnam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $552,500 on 2005-03-07 (lender: H&r Block Mortgage Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-07 | Mortgage $552,500 — from BUNBURY, SHERISE; BUNBURY, OSWALD to H&R BLOCK MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $552,500 | |
| 2003-04-29 | Mortgage $120,750 — from DYCOM ENTERPRISES, LLC.; 1265 STEBBINS CORP. to SILVER BRANCH CAPITAL CO. | $120,750 | |
| 2003-04-25 | Mortgage $500,000 — from BUNBURY, OSWALD to IDEAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD | $500,000 | |
| 2002-03-15 | Mortgage $359,200 — from BUNBURY, OSWALD E to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP | $359,200 | |
| 1998-01-21 | Mortgage $31,500 — from WATSON, LEIGH D; WATSON, DARRYL V to MALIK, ARON | $31,500 | |
| 1998-01-21 | Mortgage $157,500 — from WATSON, LEIGH D; WATSON, DARRYL V to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP | $157,500 | |
| 1997-12-15 | Mortgage $41,170 — from WATSON, DARRYL V; WATSON, LEIGH D to MALIK, AARON | $41,170 | |
| 1992-10-21 | Mortgage $55,000 — from WATSON, WILLIAM J to CHURCHILL MTGE INVEST CP; SENSIBLE MTGE CO/DBA | $55,000 | |
| 1984-01-23 | Mortgage $39,500 — from WATSON, WILLIAM J to RENNIE, MARJORIE M | $39,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 0 | 2 | 209 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 127 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 316 |
| 2021 | 1 | 30 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 107 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 133 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
Every one of the 1,590 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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