1064 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

23 open violations and a persistent winter heating pattern in a six-unit pre-war.

This 1905 building on Putnam Avenue carries some real operational baggage. For a building with just six apartments, carrying 23 open violations indicates a very slow response to physical maintenance. Three things to know:

23 open violations on a six-unit building. A building of this size usually carries only a few open issues. Having nearly four outstanding violations per apartment shows a pattern of deferred repairs and neglected city paperwork.

11 heat and hot water complaints since late 2025. Tenants repeatedly reported losing heat during the cold months, with a building-wide heat complaint filed on March 12, 2026, still flagged as open on the ledger, pointing to an unresolved issue with the boiler.

97 unsanitary condition complaints on the surrounding blocks. Within three blocks of the building, neighbors filed 97 unsanitary condition complaints over the last year. More than half of those—53 calls—were specifically for pests, with another 26 for mold. The building itself has logged 2 rat sightings in its residential spaces, showing that the neighborhood-wide pest pressure occasionally makes its way inside.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 100 illegal parking complaints within three blocks last year, mostly posted parking sign violations
• 2 rat sightings reported in the building's residential spaces between late 2025 and early 2026
• Legal agreements on file from 2023 involving affordable housing developers and millions in debt

1064 Putnam Avenue is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3014860020). This building is associated with The City Of New York. Brix tracks 23 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1905, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 34 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 25 complaints
• Electric: 6 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 3 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 7, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd S
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3
• § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPART

The building last changed hands on August 11, 2023, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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