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1245 Putnam Avenue

97Records
9City systems
0Open violations
58.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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97 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 311 service requests, 10 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB2
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C.
BBL3033680043
BIN3077033

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 58.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$184,790 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,459,000 $87,540
2026$1,525,000 $91,500
2027$1,565,000 $93,900

The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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.

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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Putnam Av — B60 · 850 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Woodbine St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

1245 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 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: $35,842,592 on 2024-02-13 (lender: Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Investments), covering 21 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
2024-02-13AL&R $47,650,947 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $47,650,947
2024-02-13Agreement $47,650,947 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $47,650,947
2024-02-13Mortgage $35,842,592 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $35,842,592
2023-10-17Deed $1,500,000 — from DELLEPIANE, KARINA; SCARPULLA, GREGORY F to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. $1,500,000
2023-10-12Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $750,000
2021-02-24M&CON $901,627 — from DELLEPIANE, KARINA; SCARPULLA, GREGORY F to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC $901,627
2018-08-15Mortgage $884,461 — from SCARPULLA, GREGORY F; DELLEPIANE, KARINA to MERS $884,461
2018-08-15Deed $915,000 — from DONNA TRAYHAM, AS CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ELENA STEVENSON; MICHAEL BELL, AS CO-EXECUTOR to DELLEPIANE, KARINA; SCARPULLA, GREGORY F $915,000
2018-07-31Sold for $915,000 $915,000 $457,500
1994-02-16Mortgage $90,000 — from STEVENSON, ELENA to FAIRMONT FUNDING, LTD $90,000
1989-09-07Mortgage $105,000 — from STEVENSON, ELENA to PRIZANT, ESTHER $105,000
1989-08-14Mortgage $105,000 — from STEVENSON, ELENA; TRAYNHAM, DONNA to PRIZANT, ESTHER $105,000
1988-08-03Mortgage $30,000 — from STEVENSON, ELENA to DELTA FUNDING CORP $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201800404
201933006
202005005
202103205
202204015
20231133017
202401618
20250124117
202604015
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The full timeline

Construction 4Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 38Health & systems 5

Every one of the 97 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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