Active Class C violations, heat outages, and localized air-quality reports define this Bed-Stuy rental.
This 32-unit Bedford-Stuyvesant building carries 29 open code violations, including five immediately hazardous Class C citations. Chronic winter heat outages and repeated apartment leaks show clear operational strain across multiple lines. Three things to know:
Heat outages are frequent, and inspectors were locked out of the boiler room. 54 heat and hot water complaints sit against the building, including a widespread winter outage cluster in late February 2026. Inspectors logged an immediately hazardous Class C violation after finding the basement boiler room door locked during a service check.
Air quality and food exhaust calls point to ventilation drift on the surrounding blocks. 8 indoor air quality calls and 4 food establishment complaints were logged within three blocks, pointing to potential retail exhaust or vent drift on the block. Air-quality and commercial odor complaints often travel through building shafts and lower-floor windows.
29 open violations remain active, five in the immediately hazardous tier. 29 open violations are currently active, with five flagged as Class C immediately hazardous. Recent citations cite unaddressed bathroom mold, leaking kitchen fixtures, broken entrance glass, and missing rent-stabilization notices.
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797 Putnam Avenue is a 32-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3016470084). This building is associated with Boro Realty LLC. Brix tracks 29 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1931, 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 294 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:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed August 11, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on January 31, 2002, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 12/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 1-A at 797 Putnam Avenue has 16 open violations.
Unit 4D at 797 Putnam Avenue has 4 open violations.
Unit 1D at 797 Putnam Avenue has 2 open violations.
Unit 3D at 797 Putnam Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 4A at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (23 past violations).
Unit 4B at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (7 past violations).
Unit 4C at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (33 past violations).
Unit 3B at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (9 past violations).
Unit 3C at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 2B at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (13 past violations).
Unit 2C at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 2D at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (9 past violations).
Unit 1B at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (7 past violations).
Unit 1C at 797 Putnam Avenue has no open violations (7 past violations).
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