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185 Putnam Avenue

92Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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92 recorded events, 2012–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 rodent inspections, 11 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)185 PUTNAM REALTY LLC
BBL3019907501
BIN3057220

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Construction Safety Enforcement (1) · Street Sign (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,458,736 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)The 185 Putnam Avenue Condominium
Head officerSumeet Singh
Managing agentEssential Property Management LLC
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$449,104 $202,097
2026$288,003 $129,601
2027$323,334 $145,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 28% 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.

In the city's stormwater flood map for a moderate storm at today's sea levels — modeled ponding of 4 inches or more in a heavy cloudburst (2.13 in/hr). Only 0.25% of NYC lots carry this flag; basement and ground-floor spaces are most at risk.

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

SubwayFranklin Av — C S · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Bedford Av — B26 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Bedford Ave · 600 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

185 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

2 311 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 ESSENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 74 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9-03 35 Avenue QN15 A
151 Somers Street BK8 B
490 Van Buren Street BK8 A
54 Monitor Street BK7 A
380 South 2 Street BK6 D
577 Madison Street BK6 A
27 South Portland Ave BK6 A
230 Withers St BK5 A
91 Douglass Street BK5 A
89 2 Place BK4 B
185 Putnam Avenue BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-05Mortgage $708,750 — from RAJWADE, ABHIJEET; TRUPTI, JAGTAP to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $708,750
2021-03-05Deed $945,000 — from 185 PUTNAM REALTY LLC to TRUPTI, JAGTAP; RAJWADE, ABHIJEET $945,000
2021-02-17Sold for $945,000 $945,000 $236,250
2020-11-10Mortgage $911,200 — from DUKALEV, ANDREJ; KIM, MINJUNG to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A $911,200
2020-11-10Deed $1,159,787 — from 185 PUTNAM REALTY LLC to KIM, MINJUNG; DUKALEV, ANDREJ $1,159,787
2020-11-05Mortgage $918,000 — from TAN, NEIL; SINGH-TAN, SUMEET to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $918,000
2020-11-05Deed $1,020,000 — from 185 PUTNAM REALTY LLC to TAN, NEIL; SINGH-TAN, SUMEET $1,020,000
2020-10-30Mortgage $780,000 — from CARDWELL, STEVEN to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $780,000
2020-10-30Deed $975,000 — from 185 PUTNAM REALTY LLC to CARDWELL, STEVEN $975,000
2020-10-26Sold for $975,000 $975,000 $243,750
2020-10-23Sold for $1,159,787 $1,159,787 $289,947
2020-10-21Sold for $1,020,000 $1,020,000 $255,000
2018-07-31Sold for $1,565,000 $1,565,000 $391,250

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
201810301216
2019310026
202065022134
20210244111
2022000022
2023004026
2024100023
2025103026
2026001023
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 13Ownership & money 27Health & systems 20

Every one of the 92 recorded events, 2012–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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