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1278 Putnam Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033760016 · 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, AEP31
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-05-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-05311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-10Mortgage satisfied — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; BPD BANK to BPD BANK

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-05311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-10Mortgage satisfied — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; BPD BANK to BPD BANK
2025-10-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LO
2025-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM
2024-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL FRAME AT DOOR TO BUILDING FRONT YARD AT LOWER LEV
2024-09-09HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM
2024-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st
2024-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STOR
2024-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AT LOWER LEVEL IN THE KITCHE
2024-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1,
2024-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR AT ENTRANCE AT LOWER LEVEL IN THE 3rd ROOM FR
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-09-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-09-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-09-05311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-09-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-09-05311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-09-05311: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2024-09-05311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2024-09-05311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2024-09-05311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-07-10Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-07-10Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2024-07-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2024-07-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2024-07-10Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2024-07-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2024-07-10311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2024-07-10311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2024-07-10311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2024-07-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2024-07-10311: PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
2024-07-10311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-06-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2024-06-21Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-06-21Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2024-06-21Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2024-06-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-06-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-06-21311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-06-21311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2024-06-21311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2024-06-21311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-06-21311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-06-21311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR FRAME
2024-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-08-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-24311: Dead Animal — Cat
2021-10-21311: Standing Water — Swimming Pool - Unmaintained
2021-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-05-16311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2021-04-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-10-02311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2020-10-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-09-15311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-09-15311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-04-19311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2019
2019-09-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-17311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2019-06-17311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-05-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-04-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-04-21311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Dog
2018
2018-03-26311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2017
2017-09-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-24311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2017-07-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-13Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO
2010-08-19Agreement $2,066,996 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$2,066,996
2010-06-29SMIS — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
2010-06-29Agreement $2,066,966 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$2,066,966
2010-06-29Mortgage assigned — from BPD BANK to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2008
2008-02-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2007
2007-12-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-12-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-02-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-02-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-01-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006
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
2006-10-23Deed — from THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL to WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F
2006-10-23SUBM — from THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
2006-10-23SMIS — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL
2006-10-23Mortgage $1,007,458 — from WEST BUSHWICK 203K HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to BPD BANK$1,007,458
2006-09-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-09-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-06-20Job filed: GUT REHAB AS PER PLAN$120,000
2006-06-20Job filed: GUT REHAB AS PER PLAN$120,000
2006-06-20Job filed: GUT REHAB AS PER PLAN$120,000
2006-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
2006-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-11-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-01City emergency repair (OMO): keyspan provide gas to boiler/ hot water heater.
2003-06-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-06-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2003-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2002
2002-07-03Deed — from OUTOMAGIE, EGHE VERO/DEFS; GREENBERG, HARLAN/REF to HUD
1999
1999-05-27Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-05-17Permit AL — ISSUED
1998
1998-01-23Deed — from DULVELSIE, HERIBERTO; JONES, CURTIS to OTUOMAGIE, EGHE VERO
1997
1997-12-02Agreement — from FRIENDS OF LIFERS YOUTH CORP; DUVELSIE, HERIBERTO; JONES, CURTIS to NORTH FORK BANK
1997-11-26Deed — from FRIENDS OF THE LIFERS YOUTH CORP to DUVELSIE, HERIBERTO; JONES, CURTIS
1996
1996-07-30Mortgage $157,000 — from FRIENDS OF THE LIFERS YOUTH CORP INC to COMMUNITY HOME MORTGAGE CORP$157,000
1996-07-30Deed — from DREAMS TO REALTY OFNY INC to FANS OF NEW YORK COUNT INC
1996-07-30Deed — from FANS OF NEW YORK COUNT INC to FRIENDS OF THE LIFERS YOUTH CORP
1996-01-11Deed — from FLETCHER, EDWARD to DREAMS TO REALITY
1995
1995-06-26DOB violation UB:
1995-06-07DOB violation C:
1995-06-05DOB complaint, category ?
1995-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-10-26ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE OT MAINTAIN THE FRONT AND REAR BUILDING EXTERIOR, IN THAT: THEWOOD AWNING OVER THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS MISSIG BOTH SUPPORT P$1,000
1993
1993-07-30ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN, INM THAT ENTIRE REAR BRICK AND PLASTER WAL CRACKED AND PLASTER SEPARANTS FROM WALL VARIOUS LOCATIONS. BRICK L$1,000
1993-07-29DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
1980
1980-09-30Deed — from DONALDSON HERBERT; DONALDSON ANNIE to FLETCHER EDWARD
1972
1972-07-27Deed — from UNITED MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO to DONALDSON ANNIE; DONALDSON HERBERT
1972-07-27Mortgage — from DONALDSON HERBERT; DONALDSON ANNIE to UNITED MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
1971
1971-02-03Deed — from ESHAN RLTY CORP DFTS ET AL; DEUTSCH PETER REFEREE to UNITED MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
1969
1969-07-11Mortgage assigned — from GAZON MERLE A to HARRIS ALEXANDER E
1969-05-27Deed — from HARRIS ALEXANDER E to ESHAN REALTY CORP
1967
1967-03-02Deed — from WILLIAMS GLORIA; SMAW AUGUSTA to HARRIS ALEXANDER E

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