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39 Putnam Avenue

197Records
14City systems
6Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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197 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors3.5
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)39 PUTNAM AVE, LLC
BBL3019830079
BIN3056893

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-12-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (6) · Illegal Parking (2) · Day Care (2) · Noise (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$972,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)39 PUTNAM AVE, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,671,000 $160,260
2026$3,381,000 $202,860
2027$3,780,000 $226,800

The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Grand Av — B25 B26 · 350 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Irving Pl · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

39 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,375,000 on 2025-12-23 (lender: Dcc Remmcf Originator, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-23Deed $2,600,000 — from JACQUELINE A. HAGOOD REVOCABLE LIVING TR; MADELEINE ALI AS TRUSTEE to 39 PUTNAM AVE, LLC $2,600,000
2025-12-23Mortgage $2,375,000 — from 39 PUTNAM AVE, LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC $2,375,000
2025-12-23AL&R $2,375,000 — from 39 PUTNAM AVE, LLC to DCC REMMCF ORIGINATOR, LLC $2,375,000
2025-12-16Sold for $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $1,300,000
2016-08-24Mortgage $350,000 — from JACQUELINE HAGOOD SHAPIRO AS TRUSTEE; SHAPIRO, JACQUELINE; OF THE JACQUELINE A. HAGOOD REV to SPERRY ASSOCIATES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $350,000
1986-03-03Mortgage $75,000 — from HAGOOD, JACQUELINE A to LANE, MADELINE $75,000
1985-05-22Mortgage $55,000 — from LANE, MADELINE to HAGOOD, JACQUELINE A $55,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
2018402107
201921130016
202002150017
2021215008
202290110121
2023004015
2024005016
20250516113
2026110125028
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 118Ownership & money 26Health & systems 5

Every one of the 197 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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