262 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 37 DOB job filings, 32 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$20,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · Illegal Parking (23) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · Sidewalk Condition (6) · Dirty Condition (6) · Street Condition (3).
$2,292,320 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2025) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $438,000 | $197,100 |
| 2026 | $78,000 | $35,100 |
| 2027 | $78,000 | $35,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 82% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smør Clinton Hill | Scandinavian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 1,050 ft 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Grand Av — B25 B26 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fulton St & Irving Pl · 500 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.
28 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
96 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,736,291 on 2026-02-17 (lender: Genesis Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | CORRM $1,736,291 — from 28 PUTNAM LLC to GENESIS CAPITAL, LLC | $1,736,291 | |
| 2026-02-17 | Mortgage $1,736,291 — from 28 PUTNAM LLC to GENESIS CAPITAL, LLC | $1,736,291 | |
| 2026-02-17 | Agreement $5,963,709 — from 28 PUTNAM LLC to GENESIS CAPITAL, LLC | $5,963,709 | |
| 2026-02-17 | Mortgage $1,403,709 — from 28 PUTNAM LLC to GENESIS CAPITAL, LLC | $1,403,709 | |
| 2024-08-02 | AL&R $2,800,000 — from 28 PUTNAM, LLC to OAK PUTNAM LLC | $2,800,000 | |
| 2024-08-02 | Mortgage $2,800,000 — from 28 PUTNAM, LLC to OAK PUTNAM LLC | $2,800,000 | |
| 2024-08-02 | AL&R $1,760,000 — from 28 PUTNAM, LLC to OAK PUTNAM LLC | $1,760,000 | |
| 2024-08-02 | Agreement $1,760,000 — from 28 PUTNAM, LLC to OAK PUTNAM LLC | $1,760,000 | |
| 2023-09-26 | Mortgage $1,760,000 — from 28 PUTNAM LLC to OAK PUTNAM LLC | $1,760,000 | |
| 2023-09-26 | Deed $2,350,000 — from 28 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC to 28 PUTNAM LLC | $2,350,000 | |
| 2023-09-21 | Sold for $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | $235,000 |
| 2014-09-30 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from 28 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC to INTERAUDI BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2014-09-30 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 28 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC to INTERAUDI BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2014-09-30 | Deed $2,075,000 — from WILSON, KEITH to 28 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC | $2,075,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| 2025 | 30 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
| 2026 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 48 |
Every one of the 262 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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