249 Putnam Avenue

249 Putnam Avenue in Bedford, Brooklyn, has 33 open HPD violations, 10 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 10 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (33 open, 10 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2023, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

33 open violations: 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 35 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2010-09-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2010. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES ;; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2010-09-10. HPD violation 8593129
• Class C: Lighting defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES '' IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2010-09-10. HPD violation 8593130
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRICAL SUPPLY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY (apt 2FL), issued 2010-09-10. HPD violation 8593131
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN & BATHROOM 3 STY. APT. 3A., issued 2008-07-03. HPD violation 5561402
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 2ND STY. 2, BATHROOM & KITCHEN., issued 2008-07-03. HPD violation 5561404
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK KEY OPERATED ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING., issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 5561416
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BLDG. FRONT ST., issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 5561420
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED IN WROUGHT IRON ENTRANCE DOOR AT STOOP, issued 2006-07-03. HPD violation 3859760

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

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

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: SHAH, SUMIR. See the full portfolio.

HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2023 and had not been renewed as of Oct 28, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3018220080, HPD building ID 358019. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Nostrand Av (A, C), 5 min walk
• Franklin Av (S), 6 min walk
• Franklin Av (C), 6 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.