Brooklyn · Block 1644 · Lot 75 · 11221

579 Putnam Avenue

3 floors · 3 apartments · 3,600 sq ft · built 1899 · class C0 · owner of record: Brathwaite, Douglas Alexander

43open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
3HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2019-09-01
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 61 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 61 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 77 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2028 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2028
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 3 is on the 2028 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2028
in 792 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

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DOB (0)

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DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (43) · C 3 · B 14 · A 19
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Nov 10, 2022I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Nov 20, 2025I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Oct 31, 2019I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Nov 27, 2024I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Nov 21, 2023I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Apr 12, 2021I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
Mar 1, 2022I§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID R—
May 5, 2026A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Aug 8, 2026
Jun 10, 2025A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Sep 13, 2025
Apr 11, 2024A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Jul 15, 2024
Mar 24, 2023A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Jun 27, 2023
Mar 1, 2022A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Jun 4, 2022
Apr 12, 2021A(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.Jul 16, 2021
Mar 30, 2020B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS THE DROPPLADDER AT REAR, AT FIRE ESCAPEMay 4, 2020
Mar 30, 2020C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 1 METAL TREAD AT REAR FIRE ESCAPE 3 STORY BALCONYApr 7, 2020
Mar 30, 2020C§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING 3,4,5,6, 7 , 8 ,9,10 METAL TREADS AT 2ND STRY BALCONY AT REAR AT FIRE ESCAPEApr 7, 2020
Mar 18, 2019A§ 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 21, 2019
Mar 18, 2019B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING , 1st STORYApr 22, 2019
Mar 18, 2019A§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 21, 2019
Mar 18, 2019A§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 21, 2019
Mar 18, 2019A§ 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX : MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 21, 2019
Mar 18, 2019C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM : MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYMar 26, 2019
Mar 18, 2019A§ 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGENCYS HOUSING INFORMATION GUIDE. A SAMPLE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 21, 2019
Mar 18, 2019A§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR : MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJun 21, 2019
Dec 27, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT SWITCH ON EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 31, 2019
Dec 27, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ON NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 31, 2019
Dec 27, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ON EAST WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 31, 2019
Dec 27, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ON NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 31, 2019
Dec 27, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 31, 2019
Dec 27, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ON WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 31, 2019
Dec 27, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ON NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 31, 2019
Dec 24, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT SWITCH ON WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHJan 28, 2019
Sep 17, 2018AApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT CEILING AROUND STEAM RISER PIPE IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 21, 2018
Sep 17, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 22, 2018
Sep 17, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 22, 2018
Sep 17, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 22, 2018
Sep 17, 2018AApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER PLATE AT ELECTRIC OUT AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 21, 2018
Sep 17, 2018AApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCES AT MIDDLE WINDOW AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 21, 2018
Sep 17, 2018AApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT FLOOR AND CEILING AROUND STEAM RISER PIPES IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 21, 2018
Sep 17, 2018AApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHDec 21, 2018
Sep 17, 2018AApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT FLOOR AND CEILING AROUND THE STEAM RISER PIPE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHDec 21, 2018
Sep 17, 2018AApt 2 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR NEAR RADIATOR SHUT-OFF VALVE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHDec 21, 2018
Sep 17, 2018BApt 2 · § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTHOct 22, 2018

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City records as of Oct 31, 2026, 4:25 AM ET. BBL 3016440075.

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