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1278 Putnam Avenue

148Records
12City systems
2Open violations
103.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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148 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND
BBL3033760016
BIN3077250

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 103.3. 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)WEST BUSHWICK 203K HDFC
Head officerISMAEL FELICIANO
Managing agentRISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$963,000 $57,780
2026$1,030,000 $61,800
2027$970,000 $58,200

The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Putnam Av — B60 · 450 ft
Citi BikeCentral Ave & Woodbine St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale
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

1278 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

21 311 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 RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP — 141 buildings, 2,793 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B43 · C30 · D28 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
144-02 135th Avenue QN318 A
326 Rockaway Avenue BK216 A
57 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK190 A
37 Hillside Avenue MN163 A
43 Goodwin Place BK100 A
297 Wilson Avenue BK96 A
1255 Gates Avenue BK83 A
78 Troutman Street BK82 A
85 East 233 Street BX80 A
10 Forrest Street BK62 B
43 Central Avenue BK61 B
159 Himrod Street BK60 A
1349 Gates Avenue BK60 A
87 Melrose Street BK59 B
604 East 40th Street BK58 A
591 Bushwick Avenue BK58 B
561 Knickerbocker Avenue BK43 B
555 Bushwick Avenue BK42 B
150 Linden Street BK40 C
63 Central Avenue BK38 B
171 Himrod Street BK36 B
420 Stockholm Street BK35 B
116 Grove Street BK32 C
803 Knickerbocker Avenue BK24 C
422 Melrose Street BK24 A
108 Grove Street BK23 B
110 Grove Street BK23 C
63 Stockholm Street BK20 A
115 Linden Street BK17 A
111 Linden Street BK16 A
158 Harman Street BK14 B
93 Stockholm Street BK14 B
175 Harman Street BK14 A
181 Harman Street BK14 B
73 Linden Street BK12 B
75 Linden Street BK12 B
295 Jefferson Street BK8 B
244 Stockholm Street BK8 D
304 Jefferson Street BK8 A
302 Jefferson Street BK8 B
317 Jefferson Street BK8 C
149 Starr Street BK8 D
299 Jefferson Street BK8 D
22 Irving Avenue BK8 B
246 Stockholm Street BK8 B
320 Jefferson Street BK8 A
316 Jefferson Street BK8 D
640 Broadway BK7 C
1516 Jefferson Avenue BK6 C
73 Wyckoff Avenue BK6 A
174 Stockholm Street BK6 C
251 Harman Street BK6 A
311 Harman Street BK6 B
434 Jefferson Street BK6 B
235 Stanhope Street BK6 B
312 Grove Street BK6 B
1269 Decatur Street BK6 C
320 Grove Street BK6 C
647 Central Avenue BK6 B
32 Irving Avenue BK6 B

showing 60 of 141 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,000,000 on 2006-10-23 (lender: United States Department Of Housing And Urban), covering 10 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
2010-08-19Agreement $2,066,996 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,066,996
2010-06-29Agreement $2,066,966 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,066,966
2006-10-23Mortgage $11,000,000 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND $11,000,000
2006-10-23AL&R $11,000,000 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL $11,000,000
2006-10-23Mortgage $1,007,458 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to BPD BANK $1,007,458
1996-07-30Mortgage $157,000 — from FRIENDS OF THE LIFERS YOUTH CORP INC to COMMUNITY HOME MORTGAGE CORP $157,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017120113
20181001
20194037
20204015
20215016
20220011
20232002
2024490150
20252114
20262013
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 27Health & systems 11

Every one of the 148 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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