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1223 Putnam Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033680055 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP11.2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

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

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

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.

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’24–25
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’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

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).

Filed construction activity

$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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EMS 1223 LLC
Head officerSAM WURTZBERGER
Managing agentMRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed 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

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 a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Evergreen Av — B52 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeMadison 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.

Report a problem to 311

1223 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 112 buildings, 897 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C15 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2136 Honeywell Avenue BX101 C
250 Winthrop Street BK49 B
43-08 52nd Street QN40 A
458 East 25th Street BK37 A
641 East 28th Street BK36 A
901 Myrtle Avenue BK34 A
1409 Flatbush Avenue BK22 A
1173 Rogers Avenue BK21 A
1223 Putnam Avenue BK18 A
280 Bond Street BK13 A
156-08 107 Avenue QN12 A
1118 Fulton Street BK11 A
170 West Street BK10 A
256 North 9 Street BK10 A
South 4 Street BK10 A
171 Hancock Street BK10 A
695 Lafayette Avenue BK9 A
164 South 1 Street BK8 A
1477 Pacific Street BK8 B
168 Evergreen Ave BK8 A
1202 Decatur Street BK8 B
193 Moffat Street BK8 A
89 Montrose Avenue BK8 A
41 Goodwin Place BK8 A
423 Tompkins Avenue BK8 A
1200 Decatur Street BK8 A
176 Quincy Street BK8 A
1572 Pacific Street BK8 A
207 North 6 Street BK8 A
79 Eagle Street BK8 A
649 Marcy Avenue BK8 A
1261 Pacific Street BK8 B
142 Macon Street BK7 A
254 Winthrop Street BK7 A
27 Van Buren Street BK7 B
88 Herbert Street BK7 A
69 Java Street BK7 A
444 Pulaski Street BK7 A
52 Maspeth Avenue BK7 A
442 Pulaski Street BK7 A
838 Quincy Street BK7 A
846 Quincy Street BK7 A
131 North 4 Street BK6 A
98 Meserole Street BK6 A
218 Classon Avenue BK6 A
93 Quincy Street BK6 A
96 North 5 Street BK6 A
111 South 4 Street BK6 A
291A Monroe Street BK6 C
252 Hancock Street BK6 C
141 Green Street BK6 A
256 Jefferson Street BK6 B
508 Waverly Avenue BK6 A
55 Maspeth Avenue BK6 A
133 Menahan Street BK6 A
27 Dodworth Street BK5 C
252 Himrod Street BK5 D
133 Meserole Avenue BK5 A
641 DeKalb Avenue BK5 A
397 Greene Avenue BK4 F

showing 60 of 112 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-05AL&R $7,050,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to PIERMONT BANK $7,050,000
2022-12-05Mortgage $7,050,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to PIERMONT BANK $7,050,000
2022-04-26AL&R $7,650,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC $7,650,000
2022-04-26Mortgage $7,650,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC $7,650,000
2022-04-18Deed $9,000,000 — from KK PUTNAM REALTY LLC to EMS 1223 LLC $9,000,000
2022-04-01Sold for $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $500,000
1989-04-12Mortgage $200,000 — from JACK'S TRADING ASSOCCO to SUMMIT NATIONAL/NY INC $200,000
1988-03-25Mortgage $200,000 — from SWETT, BRADFORD N to P&G GARAGE INC $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017100405
201815330021
201971140123
2020302005
2021310004
202201217121
202301452021
2024016018
202500170118
2026003014
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-01311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-02-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-01311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-02-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-10311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-08-31HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-08-30HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2025-08-26Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-08-26311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-08-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-08-25Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-08-25311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-08-25311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-06-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-06-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-05-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-09-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-09-05311: Street Sign - Missing — Other/Unknown
2024-08-26311: Street Sign - Missing — Other/Unknown
2024-08-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-06-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-26311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-07-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-07-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-07-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-06-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-05-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-05-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-04-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-04-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-04-04Mortgage assigned — from BCC FUNDING II LLC to PIERMONT BANK
2023-04-04TL&R — from BCC FUNDING II LLC to EMS 1223 LLC
2023-04-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-03-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-03-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-02-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-02-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-02-04311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-01-03FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022
2022-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-05AL&R $7,050,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to PIERMONT BANK$7,050,000
2022-12-05Mortgage $7,050,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to PIERMONT BANK$7,050,000
2022-12-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-11-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-10-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-10-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-10-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-09-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-09-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-08-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-08-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-08-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-08-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-08-22FDNY inspection (ALT)
2022-08-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-29SMIS — from EMS 1223 LLC
2022-04-26AL&R $7,650,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC$7,650,000
2022-04-26Mortgage $7,650,000 — from EMS 1223 LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC$7,650,000
2022-04-18Deed $9,000,000 — from KK PUTNAM REALTY LLC to EMS 1223 LLC$9,000,000
2022-04-01Sold for $9,000,000$9,000,000
2021
2021-10-21FDNY inspection (ALT)
2021-04-12Certificate of occupancy Final
2021-04-12Certificate of occupancy Initial
2021-01-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2020
2020-10-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-10-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-08-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2020-05-29Permit Curb Cut — Signed-off
2020-01-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2019
2019-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING PER SECTION REQUIREMENTS.AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE CURRENTLY AT
2019-12-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PROJECT INFORMATION PANEL/SIDEWALK SHED PARAPET PANEL CONSTRUCTION SIGN NOT PROVIDED OR NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION.AT THE TIME
2019-11-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-11-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO DESIGNATE AND OR HAVE COMPETENT PERSON ON SITE @TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 5 STY ALT CONST SITE WHEN REQUEST, WAS
2019-11-07Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2019-09-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-09-16311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-09-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-08-28Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2019-07-30Elevator permit: Furnish and install one new overhead traction passenger elevator to comply with ASME A17.1 2000/2003, New York City Building Code $119,000
2019-06-17FDNY inspection (ALT)
2019-05-28311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Construction Safety Compliance Action
2019-05-28DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE HANDRSILS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION JOBSITE FOR EXISTING BLDG WHERE HORIZONTAL BUILD UP TO $2,500
2019-05-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO DESIGNATE COMPENTENT PERSON. AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE CURRENTLY EXPANDING 1 STY BLDG TO A 5 STY BLDG.$10,000
2019-05-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE GUARDRAILS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION JOBSITE,OF EXISTING BLDG THAT IS BEING ADDED 5 ADDITIO$2,500
2019-04-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-03-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-03-06FDNY inspection (ALT)
2019-03-06311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2019-01-08Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-01-04Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH C$8,000
2018
2018-12-31FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-11-09Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-10-31Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2018-10-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-10-18FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2018-10-18FDNY inspection (ALT)
2018-10-16311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-10-16311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-10-15311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-09-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-08-10Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION #321666229. PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF PARTIAL OF EXIST. EXTERIOR WALL,$120,000
2018-08-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-07-10Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-07-10Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-07-06Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2018-04-26Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR CONSTRUCTION FENCE WORK TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1 APPLICATION #321666229.$2,000
2018-04-25Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR CURB CUT WORK TYPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1 APPLICATION #321666229.$3,000
2018-04-06Job filed: SUBMIT BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 1 APPLICATION #321666229. TOTAL: 60'-0' FRONTAGE.
2018-04-06Job filed: SUBMIT BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT 1 APPLICATION #321666229. TOTAL: 60'-0" FRONTAGE.
2018-04-04Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1 APPLICATION #321666229.
2018-04-04Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR EXCAVATION, SHORING, UNDERPINNING AND STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT1 APPLICATION #321666229.
2017
2017-12-13CERT — from ALLIANCE ABSTRACT, LLC
2017-12-13ZONE — from CHEUNG, KIN; KK PUTNAM REALTY LLC
2017-10-26Job filed: A1$1,085,820
2017-08-16Deed — from THIRD CHEUNG REALTY CORP. to KK PUTNAM REALTY LLC
2017-08-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2015
2015-01-16311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2013
2013-08-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-07-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2012
2012-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-10-25Mortgage satisfied — from JACK'S TRADING ASSOCIATES, CO., LTD. to TA SUMMIT ASSOCIATES AND CHIN PO LIU; SUMMIT NATIONAL OF NEW YORK, INC.,
2002
2002-06-25Deed — from JACK'S TRADING ASSOCIATES CO LTD to THIRD CHEUNG REALTYCORP
1989
1989-05-05REL — from LOGAN, FRANKIE C to SWETT, BRADFORD N
1989-04-12Mortgage $200,000 — from JACK'S TRADING ASSOCCO to SUMMIT NATIONAL/NY INC$200,000
1989-04-12Deed — from SWETT, BRADFORD N to JACK'S TRADING ASSOCCO
1989-03-09Mortgage assigned — from P & G GARAGE INC to LOGAN, FRANKIE C
1988
1988-03-25Mortgage $200,000 — from SWETT, BRADFORD N to P&G GARAGE INC$200,000
1988-03-25Deed — from P & G GARAGE INC to SWETT, BRADFORD N
1988-03-25Mortgage satisfied — from B & C BUS LINES INC to MARCONI, JERRY P; MARCONI, CAROLYN
1969
1969-02-19Deed — from B&C BUS LINES INC to P&G GARAGE INC
1969-01-10Deed — from MARCONI JERRY P; MARCONI CAROLYN to B&C BUS LINES INC
1969-01-10Deed — from HARTMANN MATTIE DECEASED; DELANEY RAYMOND F AS TRUSTEES OF; FURMAN EVERETT C; HARTMANN ANN to MARCONI CAROLYN; MARCONI JERRY P
1969-01-10Mortgage — from B&C BUS LINES INC to MARCONI CAROLYN; MARCONI JERRY P
1969-01-10Mortgage — from MARCONI CAROLYN; MARCONI JERRY P to FURMAN EVERETT C; DELANEY RAYMOND F AS TRUSTEES OF; HARTMANN ANNA M; HARTMANN MATTIE DECEA

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