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303 Putnam Avenue

1,210Records
18City systems
77Open violations
180.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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1,210 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 463 311 service requests, 462 HPD complaints, 145 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1883
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC
BBL3018230091
BIN3051654

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 180.4. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations77 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1999-04-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

77 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 57 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). 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

113 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · Noise (30) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · PLUMBING (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4).

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 (1883)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)OTA 303 PUTNAM LLC
Head officerELLEN GUCCIONE
Managing agentDiamond Mine Real Estate LLC
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,585,000 $713,250
2026$1,840,000 $828,000
2027$1,785,000 $803,250

The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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

SubwayNostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Nostrand Av — B26 · 300 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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

303 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

113 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 DIAMOND MINE REAL ESTATE LLC — 11 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 West 138 Street MN54 B
50 Greene Avenue BK39 D
802 Bergen Street BK32 B
471 Vanderbilt Avenue BK26 A
1398 Dean Street BK20 C
637 Nostrand Avenue BK18 D
403 Macon Street BK16 B
299 Putnam Avenue BK16 B
303 Putnam Avenue BK16 C
276 Throop Avenue BK8 B
942 Bergen Street BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,750,000 on 2026-09-09 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank), covering 3 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
2026-09-09Mortgage $3,750,000 — from OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,750,000
2026-09-09Agreement $6,061,310 — from OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $6,061,310
2025-06-27Agreement $6,061,310 — from OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $6,061,310
2025-04-24Mortgage $1,237,500 — from OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 931 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 27 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,237,500
2025-04-24Agreement $12,130,100 — from OTA 931 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 27 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $12,130,100
2025-04-17Mortgage $2,025,000 — from OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,025,000
2025-04-17Agreement $9,024,298 — from OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,024,298
2024-07-30Agreement $12,130,100 — from OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 93 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $12,130,100
2023-02-17Agreement $12,130,100 — from OTA 276 TROOP LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM LLC; OTA 231 PUTNAM LLC; OTA 297 PUTNAM LLC; OTA 303 PUT to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $12,130,100
2019-10-11CMTG $34,369,900 — from OTA 931 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 27 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $34,369,900
2017-05-25Deed $3,400,000 — from ZT 299-303 PUTNAM LLC to OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC $3,400,000
2017-05-25AL&R $12,130,100 — from OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 303 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 93 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $12,130,100
2017-05-25Mortgage $1,476,819 — from OTA 931 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 30 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,476,819
2017-05-25Agreement $12,130,100 — from OTA 276 THROOP, LLC; OTA 299 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 931 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 927 PUTNAM, LLC; OTA 30 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $12,130,100
2017-05-18Sold for $3,400,000 $3,400,000 $212,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170637272
20180130518
20190201627
202001124
20210140317
20220320537
202319216100
20241301739
20250687580
20260684375
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 1,091Ownership & money 58Health & systems 46

Every one of the 1,210 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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