Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

709 Putnam Ave

built 1931 · 3 stories · 1 apartments

Apartments named in these records

City records name 3 apartment labels, more than the 1 apartments the city lists for this building, so some are likely the same apartment written differently.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Fire and safety

Issues on record

Electrical

Issues on record

Structure and facade

Issues on record
Sidewalk shed and scaffolding

Shed permit active now

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See the shed permits at DOB →
What this counts

Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously

  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 18 complaints, 2024–2026 · 4 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
Show 36 more
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4R complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2R complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4R complaint
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2R complaint
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2025 May
Heat or hot waterApt 4R complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4R complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed · HPD violation
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4R complaint
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4R complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2F complaint
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Dec
Boilers class - 2 · DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
Heat and hot water complaints

9 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 12 complaints, 2024–2026 · 1 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 8 complaints, 2025–2026 · 5 in the past year

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • Basementno recordUnknown

Gas

Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

HPD violations

323 open: 304 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (86), smoke or CO detectors (40), fire safety (38), heat or hot water (27); 64 immediately hazardous (class C), 19 about paperwork or notices. Also 40 older records from 1983–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 578 violations on record in all, 1983–2026 — the 403 most recent are listed here

2026 Sep
Mold class B
2026 Sep
Fire safety class C
2026 Sep
Mold class A
2026 Aug
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2026 Aug
Fire safety class B
2026 May
Mold class C
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairs class C
2026 May
Walls, floors and stairs class C
Show 42 more
2026 May
Mold class B · closed
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork
2026 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 2F class C
2026 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2F class B
2026 Apr
LeaksApt 2F class C
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C
2026 Apr
Mold class B · closed
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2026 Mar
Doors and windows class C · closed
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water class C
2025 Oct
Doors and windows class C
2025 Oct
ElectricalApt 2F class C
2025 Oct
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water class C
2025 Oct
ElectricalApt 2F class C
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2R class C
2025 Oct
LeaksApt 2R class C
2025 Oct
Heat or hot water class C · closed
2025 Oct
Mold class B · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Oct
ElectricalApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Sep
Mold class B · closed
2025 Sep
Mold class B · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2025 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2F class C · closed
2024 Dec
Walls, floors and stairs class C · closed
2024 Dec
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Dec
LeaksApt 4R class C · closed
and 313 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

18 heat or hot water, 8 leaks, 8 mold, 8 plumbing, 4 general repairs, 1 doors or windows

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

2 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

23 datasets

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