1001 Putnam Avenue

1001 Putnam Avenue in Bedford, Brooklyn, has 163 open HPD violations, 34 of them class C, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (32/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1920

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 32/100)

• 34 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 17 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (163 open, 34 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 17 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

163 open violations: 34 class C (immediately hazardous), 97 class B, 32 class A. 8 issued in the last 12 months. 424 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2014-05-12. Newest violation issued 2026-08-12.

7 closed in the last 90 days. Median 104 days from issue to close for the 19 violations closed in the last 12 months.

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN ENAMEL SURFACE AT BATHTUB BY METHOD OF REGLAZING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1A), issued 2025-04-17. HPD violation 17829056
• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAINE GLAZE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1A), issued 2025-04-02. HPD violation 17788523
• Class C: Roof defect (hallway). , 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING HASP AND EYE CAPABLE OF BEING PADLOCKED AT SCUTTLE COVER LEADING TO ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2025-04-01. HPD violation 17799693
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4A), issued 2025-03-31. HPD violation 17799717
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2024-12-16. HPD violation 17552385
• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 1st floor. REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE REGLAZE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1A), issued 2024-12-16. HPD violation 17552386
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st floor. , 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 MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... (HINGES) IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1B), issued 2024-11-13. HPD violation 17420307
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2B), issued 2023-11-27. HPD violation 16435774

311 housing complaints

24 in the last 12 months, 269 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (17), Paint/Plaster (4), Plumbing (2), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

6 of 6 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 27 BEDSTUY. LLC. Head officer: LARRY HIRSCFIELD. Managing agent: ELH MGMT.LLC. This owner has 26 buildings on record, 17 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3014840047, HPD building ID 357634. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Gates Av (J, Z), 3 min walk
• Halsey St (J), 5 min walk
• Kosciuszko St (J), 12 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.