The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
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 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)
524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN LLC
Head officer
JEFF SCHLEIDER
Managing agent
TRUE MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-09-02
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
$540,000
$243,000
2026
$648,000
$291,600
2027
$778,000
$350,100
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Jefferson Av — B43 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Putnam Ave & Throop Ave · 200 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.
2 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $326,738 on
2020-05-08 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-05-08
Mortgage $326,738 — from 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC
$326,738
2020-05-08
Agreement $1,612,000 — from 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC
$1,612,000
2016-07-19
Mortgage $450,285 — from 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.
$450,285
2016-07-19
Agreement $1,390,000 — from 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.
$1,390,000
2015-08-04
Mortgage $956,250 — from 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
$956,250
2015-08-04
Deed $1,275,000 — from 524 PUTNAM AVE, LLC to 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN, LLC
$1,275,000
2012-09-18
Mortgage $40,495 — from 524 PUTNAM AVE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$40,495
2012-09-18
Agreement $475,000 — from 524 PUTNAM AVE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$475,000
2012-09-18
AL&R $475,000 — from 524 PUTNAM AVE, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
$475,000
2011-09-13
Deed $675,000 — from 524 PUTNAM, LLC to 524 PUTNAM AVE, LLC
$675,000
2007-08-28
Deed $562,500 — from REICHA REALTY LLC to 524 PUTNAM, LLC
$562,500
2007-08-28
Mortgage $450,000 — from 524 PUTNAM, LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC
$450,000
2005-04-29
Deed $499,999 — from ZIPKIN, GERALD; SINGER, DARREN to REICHA REALTY, LLC
$499,999
2005-04-29
Mortgage $375,000 — from REICHA REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$375,000
2005-04-29
AL&R $375,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to REICHA REALTY, LLC
$375,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
18
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
14
0
1
15
2018
6
0
2
8
2019
15
0
3
18
2020
3
4
1
8
2021
3
0
1
4
2022
5
0
2
7
2023
5
0
1
6
2024
2
0
2
4
2025
3
0
2
5
2026
0
0
2
2
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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
2021
2021-09-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-19Boiler inspection — defects found
2021-02-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-12-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-07-29HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2017-07-29HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2017-07-29HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX .. A
2017-07-29HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2017-07-29HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-07-29HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2017-07-29HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2017-05-17311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016
2016-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER S
2016-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE SEAL IN OPEN POSITION THE O.S.Y. VALVE OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS DEPAR
2016-12-14HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WIT
2016-12-14HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS ALL STORIES AND LANDINGS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS
2016-08-24Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2015-08-04Mortgage $956,250 — from 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.$956,250
2015-08-04Deed $1,275,000 — from 524 PUTNAM AVE, LLC to 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN, LLC$1,275,000
2015-08-04AL&R — from 524 PUTNAM BROOKLYN, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A.
2013
2013-10-28311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2013-07-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCA
2013-07-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATER IN LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT A
2013-07-09HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2013-07-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT ENTRANCE GATE TO BUILDING , 1st STORY
2013-07-09HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2013-07-09HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2011-08-30Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2011-08-30311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2011-08-30311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS-RANGE
2011-08-30311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — GAS
2011-03-14311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2009
2009-12-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-10-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2008-05-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-09-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2007-08-28Deed $562,500 — from REICHA REALTY LLC to 524 PUTNAM, LLC$562,500
2007-08-28Mortgage $450,000 — from 524 PUTNAM, LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC$450,000
2007-05-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-05-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-05-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-04-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-04-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-11-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-11-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006-11-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-08-28Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-08-05HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2006-08-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2006-08-05HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT AT SOUTH WALL CABINETTS IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2006-08-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR FRAME IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2006-08-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st
2005-12-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-06-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SADDLE AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY
2005-06-23HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED
2005-06-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE MORTISE LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY
2005-06-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1s
2003-10-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-08-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAKS CEILING, EAST AND WEST WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NO
2003-08-22HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAS
2002-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2002-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2002-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2002-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R,
2002-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED
2002-05-17HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2002-05-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT
2002-05-07HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2
2002-05-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NOR
1998
1998-04-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CEILING BATHROOM 2 STY NORTH APT 2F. , SECTION '' ''
1998-04-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM BUILDING FRONT TO 2 STY NORTH APT 2F. , SECTION '' ''
1998-04-29HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES THRU OUT 2 STY NORTH APT 2F. , SECTION '' ''
1998-04-29HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING EAST ROOM 2 STY NORTH APT 2F. , SECTION ''
1998-04-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD PANELING EAST WALL BATHROOM 2 STY NORTH APT 2F. , SECTION '' ''
1998-04-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AIR VENTS KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2 STY NORTH APT 2F , SECTION '' ''
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-07-26Mortgage $47,883 — from SEAY, BERTHA M to GREENPOINT BANK$47,883
1995-07-26Mortgage satisfied — from SEAY, BERTHA M; JOHNSON, RICHARD C to APELEWICZ, ASIA; APELEWICZ, JACOB
1995-07-26Agreement — from SEAY, BERTHA M to GREENPOINT BANK
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-01-07SMIS — from SEAY, BERTHA M; JOHNSON, RICHARD C to APELEWICZ, JACOB; APELEWICZ, ASIA
1993
1993-10-19Mortgage $20,000 — from JOHNSON, RICHARD C.; SEAY, BERTHA M. to APELEWICZ, JACOB; APELWEICZ, ASIA$20,000
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-05-08Mortgage $75,000 — from SEAY, BERTHA M to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$75,000
1992-05-08Deed — from 522-524 PUTNAM AVE CORP to SEAY, BERTHA M
1992-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from 522-524 PUTNAM AVE RLTY to EISENSTADT, ROBERT
1992-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from CEDO CONSTR & MAINTCORP to WEISMAN, WILLIAM
1992-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from CEDO CONSTRUCTION &MGMT to WEISMAN, WILLIAM
1992-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from 522-524 PUTNAM AVE RLTY to EISENSTADT, ROBERT
1990
1990-04-04Deed — from 522-524 PUTNAM AVE CORP to SEAY, BERTHA M
1986
1986-01-16Mortgage $24,000 — from 522-524 PUTNAM AVE RLTY to EISENSTADT, ROBERT$24,000
1982
1982-08-25Deed — from PERCH REALTY CORP to 522-524 PUTNAM AV REALTY
1982-08-25Mortgage $8,850 — from 522-524 PUTNAM AV REALTY to EISENSTADT, ROBERT$8,850
1982-08-23Agreement — from EISENSTADT, ROBERT to 522-524 PUTNAM AV REALTY
1982-06-25Deed — from ROBIN ABRAHAM EDUC/N.O.S to PERCH REALTY CORP
1982-06-15Mortgage assigned — from PERCH REALTY CORP to EISENSTADT, ROBERT
1982-05-07Mortgage assigned — from GELMAN, BERNICE TR to EISENSTADT MANAGEMENT CP
1982-05-07Mortgage assigned — from EISENSTADT MANAGEMENT CP to PERCH REALTY CORP
1980
1980-06-13Deed — from CEDO CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE CORP; CEDO CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENCE CORP to ROBIN ABRAHAM EDUCATIONAL NUTRITIONAL OU; ROBIN ABRAHAM EDUCATIONAL, NUTRITIONAL O
1979
1979-06-14VAC — from CITY OF NY; CITY OF NEW YORK
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N
1972
1972-12-18Mortgage assigned — from WEISMAN ANNA to GELMAN BERNICE TRUSTEE
1969
1969-02-13Mortgage assigned — from WEISMAN WILLIAM to WEISMAN ANNA