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654 Putnam Avenue

1,513Records
17City systems
11Open violations
241.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,513 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 584 HPD complaints, 409 311 service requests, 235 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC
BBL3016500001
BIN3045386

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 241.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2007-06-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

164 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · ELECTRIC (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PLUMBING (10).

Filed construction activity

$1,374,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC
Head officerALEXANDER HORN
Managing agentCobble Hill Management
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,691,000 $760,950
2026$1,888,000 $849,600
2027$2,201,000 $990,450

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Jefferson Av — B15 · 50 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Madison St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. 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

654 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

164 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 COBBLE HILL MANAGEMENT — 35 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B9 · C7 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 2 Avenue MN23 A
879 DeKalb Avenue BK22 B
43 West 27 Street MN16 A
216 Macon Street BK16 A
212 Lafayette Street MN16 A
1063 Bedford Avenue BK14 A
223 Bainbridge Street BK9 B
654 Putnam Avenue BK9 C
804 Macon Street BK8 A
319 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
439 Bleecker Street BK8 B
910 Prospect Place BK8 B
151 Avenue A MN8 A
669 East 21 Street BK8 C
475 Hancock Street BK8 C
283 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
790 Madison Street BK8 C
788 Madison Street BK8 A
419 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK8 A
69 Leonard Street MN7 A
810 Macon Street BK6 A
45 Kingston Avenue BK6 C
808 Macon Street BK6 A
814 Macon Street BK6 B
1868 Putnam Avenue QN6 B
923 Gates Avenue BK4 B
701 Fulton Street BK4 C
296 St Nicholas Avenue BK3 C
451 Classon Avenue BK3 D
429 Herkimer Street BK3 F
412 Linden Street BK3 D
300 St Nicholas Avenue BK2 B
703 Fulton Street BK2 A
298 St Nicholas Avenue BK2 B
310 East 69 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2022-03-02 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 8 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
2022-03-02Agreement $19,800,000 — from 419 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC; 654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC; 804 MACON OWNER LLC; 808 MACON OWNER LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $19,800,000
2022-03-02Mortgage $250,000 — from 814 MACON OWNER LLC; 654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC; 879 DEKALB OWNER LLC; 808 MACON OWNER LLC; 419 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $250,000
2018-12-14Agreement $17,491,035 — from 829 HALSEY OWNER LLC; 419 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC; 808 MACON OWNER LLC; 654 PUTNAM OWNER L to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $17,491,035
2018-12-14Mortgage $6,546,314 — from 419 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC; 319 MALCOLM X OWNER LLC; 421 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC; 654 PUT to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $6,546,314
2018-12-14Deed $2,975,000 — from IWC BED-STUY PORTFOLIO LLC to 654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC $2,975,000
2018-12-14Mortgage $5,708,965 — from 421 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC; 419 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC; 319 MALCOLM X OWNER LLC; 814 MAC to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $5,708,965
2018-12-06Sold for $2,975,000 $2,975,000 $330,556
2015-08-28M&CON $8,437,500 — from IWC BED-STUY PORTFOLIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,437,500
2015-08-28AL&R $8,437,500 — from IWC BED-STUY PORTFOLIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,437,500
2012-08-09Mortgage $4,602,360 — from IWC BED-STUY PORTFOLIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,602,360
2012-08-09Agreement $5,493,750 — from IWC BED-STUY PORTFOLIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,493,750
2012-08-09AL&R $5,493,750 — from IWC BED-STUY PORTFOLIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,493,750
2012-08-09Deed $1,444,366 — from 654 PUTNAM LLC to IWC BED-STUY PORTFOLIO LLC $1,444,366
2011-11-07Mortgage $900,000 — from 654 PUTNAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $900,000
2011-01-31Deed $800,000 — from PUTNAM MANOR LLC to 654 PUTNAM LLC $800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705200025
20180527317
2019175713001205
202039560068
2021022540076
202222554366
202312510054
20240416802174
202500560157
202601910294
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 131Housing & tenants 1,264Ownership & money 73Health & systems 18

Every one of the 1,513 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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