148 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 FDNY inspections, 31 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6.2. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (4) · Noise (4) · Street Sign (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
$1,218,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | EMS 1223 LLC |
| Head officer | SAM WURTZBERGER |
| Managing agent | MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,744,000 | $2,134,800 |
| 2026 | $4,089,000 | $1,840,050 |
| 2027 | $4,346,000 | $1,955,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
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 | Halsey St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Evergreen Av — B52 · 1,000 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Evergreen Ave · 300 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.
1223 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 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.
Managed by MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 112 buildings, 897 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C15 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 112 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,050,000 on 2022-12-05 (lender: Piermont Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-05 | AL&R $7,050,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $7,050,000 | |
| 2022-12-05 | Mortgage $7,050,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $7,050,000 | |
| 2022-04-26 | AL&R $7,650,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC | $7,650,000 | |
| 2022-04-26 | Mortgage $7,650,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC | $7,650,000 | |
| 2022-04-18 | Deed $9,000,000 — from KK PUTNAM REALTY LLC to EMS 1223 LLC | $9,000,000 | |
| 2022-04-01 | Sold for $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $500,000 |
| 1989-04-12 | Mortgage $200,000 — from JACK'S TRADING ASSOCCO to SUMMIT NATIONAL/NY INC | $200,000 | |
| 1988-03-25 | Mortgage $200,000 — from SWETT, BRADFORD N to P&G GARAGE INC | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2019 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 148 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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