The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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
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
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1899)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
477 PUTNAM 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
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,929,000
$115,740
2026
$1,640,000
$98,400
2027
$1,814,000
$108,840
The city's market estimate has fallen
6% 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
Subway
Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Jefferson Av — B43 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Putnam Ave & Throop Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
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.
2022-09-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-12-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-08-12311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2020-01-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-12-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-07-22311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2018
2018-10-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-08-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2015
2015-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-13HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-10-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-08-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-07-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-06-08Job filed: CONVERT THREE FAMILY DWELLING INTO FOUR APARTMENTS.$50,000
2015-05-21311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2015-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-02-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-04-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS @ JOB SITE @ TIME OF INSPECFOR APPL.#340136962 FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION NOTED@TIME OF IN
2014-04-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2014-04-28311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2014-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2014-04-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-04-16Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AND RELOCATION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS INCLUDING THE RELOCATION AND INSTALL OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANC$85,000
2014-04-16Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AND RELOCATION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS INCLUDING THE RELOCATION AND INSTALL OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANC$85,000
2014-04-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AND RELOCATION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS INCLUDING THE RELOCATION AND INSTALL OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND LIGHTING. NO CHANGE IN USE$85,000
2014-04-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AND RELOCATION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS INCLUDING THE RELOCATION AND INSTALL OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND LIGHTING. NO CHANGE IN USE$85,000
2014-03-27Deed $800,000 — from ESTATE OF CHRISTINE CUMMINGS; MERVYN L. LABORDE, AS EXECUTOR to 477 PUTNAM AVENUE$800,000
2011-04-19HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT G
2011-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION LOOSE WASTE PIPE UNDER WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT GRD
2011-04-19HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AT DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT GRD
2011-04-19HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT GRD