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988 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3039750BBL 3014850017Block 1485 · Lot 17Built 19104 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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988 Putnam Avenue at a glance

988 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn has 3 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Nov 2, 2005 for $64,000. The most recent record is dated May 25, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
3
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.38
8 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
14
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 25, 2026
Bedbugs record

Health score for 988 Putnam Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

B
Health score · Sep 10, 2026
Scored from all 158 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 3
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 3
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 988 Putnam Avenue

158 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 988 Putnam Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 30 summonses below, out of $18,950.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 988 Putnam Avenue
041315178ZAug 23, 2013IMPROPER MISUSED CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTAINER 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSSep 24, 2013Pending
040472597XFeb 8, 2009STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESMar 11, 2009Defaulted (did not respond)
042330183PMar 7, 2008NON-RECYCLABLES LEFT IN RECYCLING CONTAINER FOR COLLECTIONApr 8, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)
0155812342Nov 27, 2006FAILURE TO PERMANENTLY RESTORE CUT WITHIN REQUIRED TIMEMay 21, 2009Written off
0155576511May 26, 2006STREET CLOSING WITHOUT PERMITNov 2, 2006Found in violation
0150792218Nov 30, 2005DIRTY SIDEWALKJan 13, 2006Defaulted (did not respond)
1307710Mar 22, 2005FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING.NOTED:LOOSE AND UNKEY BRICK WORK AT PARAPET WALL EAST LOCATION.2)HOLES IN ROOF AT VARIOUS LOCATION.3)A WOODEN PIGEON COOP HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON TOP OF BUILDING ROOF DECREASING THEJan 9, 2006Found in violation
034473786MMar 22, 2005FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING: EXTERIOR HAZARDOUS .Jan 9, 2006Found in violation
0136154188Nov 14, 2003DIRTY SIDEWALKJan 13, 2004Written off
0131496036Nov 13, 2003DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 17, 2003Pending
0137390550Sep 10, 2003DIRTY SIDEWALKOct 14, 2003Written off
0136532110Jun 13, 2003DIRTY SIDEWALKJul 31, 2003Written off
0121636305Aug 7, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKSep 10, 2001Written off
0125266424Aug 3, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKSep 10, 2001Written off
0115249788Aug 9, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKSep 15, 2000Written off
0116669035Jul 28, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKAug 30, 2000Written off
0115246928Jul 22, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKSep 1, 2000Written off
0116686947Jul 14, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKAug 16, 2000Written off
0115023857Jul 7, 2000LOOSE RUBBISHAug 7, 2000Written off
0115019493Jun 23, 2000LOOSE RUBBISHAug 7, 2000Written off
0107352118May 4, 1999DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 9, 1999Written off
0108675234Apr 30, 1999DIRTY SIDEWALKMay 27, 1999Written off
0107352053Apr 24, 1999DIRTY SIDEWALKAug 3, 2000Written off
0110000431Apr 15, 1999DIRTY SIDEWALKJul 27, 2000Written off
0107347287Mar 19, 1999DIRTY SIDEWALKJul 21, 2000Written off
0106817105Dec 9, 1998DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 28, 2000Written off
573882Nov 21, 1995FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT IS : CRACKED AND DEFECTIVE WOOD GIRDER AT SOUTH SECTION SUPPORTING FIRST STORY FL JOIST AND FL. REMEDY: REPAIR DEWOOD GIRDER AT SUTH SECTION AND SUBMIT ENGINEER'S REPORT AS TO STUCT SMar 4, 1996Written off
573877Nov 15, 1995FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS HOLES IN FIRE RATED CELLAR CEILING AT VARIOUS LOCATION REMEDY: REPARI DEFECTIVE FIRE RATED CELLAR CEILING ANDSUBMIT ENGINEERS REPORT AS TO STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF FIRST STARY FLOOFeb 5, 1996Written off
561491Feb 18, 1993FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS: CRACKED AND DEFECTIVE WOOD GIRDER AT SOUTH WEST SECTION SUPPORTING FIRST STORY FLOOR. REMEDY: REPLACE DEFECTIVE WOOD GIRDER AND SUBMIT ENGINEER'S REPORT AS TO STRUCTURAL STABILITMay 10, 1993Written off
531223Nov 15, 1988FAILURE TO MAINTAIN . ROTTED AND MISSING FLOOR JOISTS AT CELLAR REAR WEST. REMEDY: REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE FLOOR JOISTS.Jan 9, 1989Written off

Ownership history for 988 Putnam Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3014850017), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 988 Putnam Avenue
Nov 2, 2005Nov 15, 2005$64,000Bed-Stuy Heights LLCNeighborhood Restore Housing Development Fund CORPDeedView ↗
Nov 21, 2003Feb 9, 2004Neighborhood Restore Housing DevelopmentCommissioner Of FinanceDeed (other)View ↗
Mar 17, 1989Mar 28, 1989Nietos Rlty INC967 Putnam Ave RltycorpDeedView ↗
Feb 8, 1986Feb 17, 1987967 Putnam Ave RltycorpSmi Properties INCDeedView ↗
Mar 23, 1982Jul 14, 1982S.M.I. Properties, INCEvangelical Luth StmarkDeedView ↗
Dec 11, 1981Dec 11, 1981Kimmel Howard B, Hymanson Gladys, Kimmel Fred DGfh Realty Co INCDeedView ↗
Dec 11, 1981Dec 11, 1981Evangelical Lutheran St Marks Church Of Brooklyn NKimmel Fred D, Kimmel Howard B, Hymanson GladysDeedView ↗
Dec 29, 1977Dec 29, 1977Gfh Realty Co INCF D K Realty Co INCDeedView ↗
Dec 31, 1968Dec 31, 1968Fdk Realty Co INCKimmel AnnaDeedView ↗

Financing record for 988 Putnam Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 988 Putnam Avenue
Dec 5, 2011Mortgage assignmentPeny & Co., LLCView ↗
Oct 19, 2011Mortgage assignmentThe City Of New York, Department Of Housing Preservation And DevelopmentView ↗
Nov 2, 2005Mortgage$2,655,748The Community Preservation CorporationView ↗
Nov 2, 2005Assignment of leases and rents$3,985,766Bed-Stuy Heights LLCView ↗
Nov 2, 2005Mortgage$1,330,018The Community Preservation CorporationView ↗
Nov 2, 2005Release of mortgageDepartment Of Housing Preservation & DevelopmentView ↗
Dec 11, 1981MortgageHymanson Gladys, Kimmel Howard B, Kimmel Fred DView ↗
Mortgage$350,000967 Putnam Ave RltycorpView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.