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1242 Putnam Avenue

111Records
7City systems
0Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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111 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 rodent inspections, 26 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)KATHERINE BANNER, AS TRUSTEE
BBL3033750026
BIN3077217

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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 40. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$642,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (3)
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 Katherine Banner Family Trust
Head officerKatherine Banner
Managing agentnone
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,364,000 $81,840
2026$1,427,000 $85,620
2027$1,699,000 $101,940

The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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 a 10-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 BikeMadison St & Evergreen Ave · 550 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

1242 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

7 311 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 NONE — 117 buildings, 639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B18 · C47 · D10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 7 Avenue MN91 A
47-52 44 Street QN46 A
605 East 11 Street MN20 A
427 East 82 Street MN17 A
66-45 69 Street QN16 A
859 East 227 Street BX16 A
346 East 119 Street MN11 A
142 West 86 Street MN10 B
122 Spring Street MN10 A
55 West 111 Street MN10 A
155 West 74 Street MN10 C
123 Henry Street BK10 A
61-30 Madison Street QN8 A
250 East 74 Street MN8 A
244 East 74 Street MN8 A
68 Diamond Street BK8 C
150 Waverly Place MN8 A
248 East 74 Street MN8 A
214 East 17 Street MN7 A
89 Freeman Street BK7 A
3524 Church Avenue BK7 A
47-39 44 Street QN6 A
4825 5 Avenue BK6 A
20-65 Steinway Street QN6 A
45-39 41 Street QN6 A
44-29 Colden Street QN6 A
45-37 41 Street QN5 B
471 Wilson Avenue BK5 C
124 Huron Street BK5 B
143 Duane Street MN4 C
82 Garfield Place BK4 A
643 Alabama Avenue BK4 C
62-06 68 Avenue QN4 C
1123 55 Street BK4 B
818 Greene Avenue BK4 B
327 Mac Donough Street BK4 C
68-41 Forest Avenue QN4 C
1928 Madison Street QN4 C
426A 7 Avenue BK4 A
1865 Gates Avenue QN4 C
448 36 Street BK4 B
62-08 68 Avenue QN4 C
223 Bay 34 Street BK4 B
420 2 Street BK4 A
765 St Nicholas Avenue MN4 C
753 53 Street BK4 C
1080 St Johns Place BK4 A
1969 Gleason Avenue BX3 C
456 Henry Street BK3 C
255 West 113 Street MN3 D
21-73 45 Street QN3 A
40-39 Benham Street QN3 C
102-04 Lewis Avenue QN3 C
1575 49 Street BK3 C
160 Underhill Avenue BK3 A
84-30 88 Street QN3 C
658 45 Street BK3 A
849 46 Street BK3 C
707 Crescent Street BK3 C
71-03 67 Street QN3 C

showing 60 of 117 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2022-01-03 (lender: Vance, Ray and Vance, Renaldo). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-02Deed $2,195,000 — from CROWN JRH LLC to KATHERINE BANNER, AS TRUSTEE; THE KATHERINE BANNER FAMILY TRUST, U.D.T $2,195,000
2025-09-29Sold for $2,195,000 $2,195,000 $731,667
2023-05-17Deed $1,180,000 — from LONGOBARDI, VINCENT; VANCE, PAMELA to CROWN JRH, LLC $1,180,000
2023-05-16Sold for $1,180,000 $1,180,000 $393,333
2022-01-03Mortgage $150,000 — from LONGOBARDI, VINCENT to VANCE, RENALDO; VANCE, RAY $150,000
2022-01-03Deed $308,000 — from VANCE, RAY; VANCE, RENALDO to LONGOBARDI, VINCENT $308,000
2021-12-17Sold for $308,000 $308,000 $102,667
1985-02-13Mortgage $4,400 — from VANCE, PAMELA to NYC SOC SERV $4,400
1983-08-02Mortgage $27,000 — from VANCE, PAMELA; VANCE, RAY to KADILAC FUNDING LTD $27,000
1982-08-02Mortgage $9,095 — from SCOTT, GEORGE W to NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO $9,095

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705005
201801089
20190101617
202000101
202105106
202202215
202340307
2024240410
202500213
202604015
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The full timeline

Construction 6Housing & tenants 27Ownership & money 19Health & systems 59

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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