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459 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3051763BBL 3018250059Block 1825 · Lot 59Built 19002 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
7 open Class C — see them ↓$135,750.00 recorded as due
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459 Putnam Avenue at a glance

459 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn has 109 open city records on file, 7 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $135,750.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Aug 29, 2002 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 12, 2026.

Open Class C
7
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
75
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
27
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$135,750.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
18.29
7 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 12, 2026
311 record

Health score for 459 Putnam Avenue

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

F
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 249 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 7
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 75
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $135,750
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 459 Putnam Avenue

249 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 459 Putnam Avenue

$135,750.00 is recorded as due across the 40 summonses below, out of $160,930.00 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 459 Putnam Avenue
049283616RJul 16, 2025LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCEOct 14, 2025Pending—
035569468JMar 4, 2022FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBJul 20, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
1787786Mar 4, 2022FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOL TION #39002702R ISSUED 05/07/19 AND FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PU SUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01.FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IJul 20, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
035565367MNov 26, 2021FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBApr 6, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
787577Nov 26, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #39002702R ISSUED 5/7/19 AND FILE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01.FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.REMEDY:COMPLY WITApr 6, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1643526Jun 9, 2021FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #39222702R ISSUED ON 5/07/19 & TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 & 1RCNY 102-01.FOR:FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG INOct 20, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
035532289PJun 9, 2021FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBOct 20, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
035559434MMay 3, 2021MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSOct 6, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$12,500.00
1645756May 3, 2021FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS&PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONST OPERATIONS-NO OVERHEAD PROTECTION.ATO MY INSP OF OCCUPIED BLDG W/UNSAFE SCF ERECTIONS@EXP1.I OBSERVED THERE WERE NO OVERHEAD PROTECTION PROVIDED TO SAOct 6, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$10,000.00
1645755May 3, 2021BC3314.4.8 FAILURE TO INSTITUTE/MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT MEASURE OR TEMP CONST-NO SAFETY MEASURE IN PLACE FOR SCFOPERATION ATO MY INSP OF JOBSITE WHILE RESPONDING TO COMPLAINT OF UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS,I OBOct 6, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$12,500.00
035559435YMay 3, 2021FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONOct 6, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$10,000.00
1784368Oct 27, 2020FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39002702R ISSUED ON 05/07/19 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 & 1RCNY 102-01. REMEDY: COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER &/OR FILE CERT OF CORMar 10, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035521920YOct 27, 2020FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBMar 10, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035517789XMar 2, 2020FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBJul 8, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1762106Mar 2, 2020FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39002702R ISSUED ON 05/07/19 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 & 1RCNY 102-01. REMEDY: COMPLY W/COMM'S ORDER &/OR FILE A CERT OF CJul 8, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1277354Dec 6, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39002702R ISSUED ON 05/07/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01.FOR STRUCTURAL WOOD GIRDSep 28, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035513239NDec 6, 2019FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBSep 28, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
336629Oct 30, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN CUMMONS/VIOLATION #39002702R ISSUED ON 05-07-2019 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01 COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONERSMar 4, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035431297MOct 30, 2019FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBMar 4, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035429049KSep 21, 2019FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBJan 22, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1757765Sep 21, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39002702R ISSUED ON 05-07-2019 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01.FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAINJan 22, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
035399924PAug 1, 2019FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOBDec 2, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1756543Aug 1, 2019FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39002702R ISSUED ON 05/07/19 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO 28-201.1 AND 1RCNY 102-01.FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDGDec 2, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
1247346May 7, 2019OBSERVED MAIN STRUCTURAL WOOD GIRDER IN THE CENTRE OF BUILDING DISREPAIR, DISLODGED AND DETERIORATED AT CELLAR LEVEL. THE GIRDER AT BOTH END CRACKED AND DISPLACED. ALSO OBSERVED DETERIORATED WOOD BEAMS, SECTIONSep 30, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
039002702RMay 7, 2019FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERSep 30, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
011676080XJan 24, 2019INSPECTION AND TESTINGMar 12, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$1,000.00
011669927RNov 28, 2018INSPECTION AND TESTINGJan 15, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$1,000.00
011641980LAug 23, 2018INSPECTION AND TESTINGOct 9, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
011644399LMay 10, 2018INSPECTION AND TESTINGJun 26, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
011589057MApr 4, 2017INSPECTION AND TESTINGMay 23, 2017Written off—
041856886LOct 22, 2014LOOSE RUBBISHNov 25, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)—
011354636KDec 13, 2013FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMSApr 8, 2014Written off—
011330042RJun 12, 2013INSPECTION AND TESTINGJul 30, 2013Written off—
011328535MMay 8, 2013INSPECTION AND TESTINGJun 25, 2013Written off—
011311331JJan 27, 2012FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMSApr 17, 2012Written off—
011212924LApr 28, 2011INSPECTION AND TESTINGJun 14, 2011Written off—
011174968ZMay 12, 2010INSPECTION AND TESTINGJun 29, 2010Written off—
011124207ZJan 20, 2009INSPECTION AND TESTINGMar 10, 2009Written off—
010946038NDec 26, 2006FAIL TO CONDUCT REQUIRED TEST INSPECTIONFeb 13, 2007Pending—
010946039PDec 26, 2006FAILED TO PROVIDE SIGN POSTING INSTRUCTFeb 13, 2007Pending—

Ownership history for 459 Putnam Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3018250059), 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 459 Putnam Avenue
Aug 29, 2002Dec 9, 2002—Chung, JessieKelly, Wilhelmena, Kelly, Wilhelmena RhodesDeedView ↗
Jan 2, 1986Jan 16, 1986—Kelly, Wilhelmena RhodesJones, Linda RhodesDeedView ↗
Dec 31, 1985Jan 16, 1986—Jones, Linda RhodesRhodes, George M/ExcofDeedView ↗
Aug 17, 1982Aug 18, 1982—New York CityCommissioner FinancenyDeedView ↗
Apr 18, 1980Apr 18, 1980—Rhodes GeorgeRhodes HansomDeedView ↗

Financing record for 459 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 459 Putnam Avenue
Jul 5, 2023Satisfaction of mortgage—Nyc Commissioner Of Social ServicesView ↗
Feb 27, 2018Mortgage assignment—Emiles Holding LLCView ↗
Mar 3, 2016Mortgage$500,000Nyc Commissioner Of Social ServicesView ↗
Apr 7, 2015Mortgage assignment—Trinity Financial Services, LLCView ↗
Aug 13, 2012Mortgage assignment—Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Jan 2, 2008Mortgage assignment—Indenture Trustee Under The Indenture Relating, To Imh Asset CORP. Collateralized Asset Backed, Bond Series 2004-10, Deutsche Bank National Trust CompanyView ↗
Oct 11, 2004Satisfaction of mortgage—Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, INC.View ↗
Sep 22, 2004Satisfaction of mortgage—Household Finance Realty Corporation Of New YorkView ↗
Aug 26, 2004Mortgage$122,000Suntrust Mortgage INCView ↗
Aug 26, 2004Mortgage$427,000Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems INCView ↗
Oct 29, 2003Satisfaction of mortgage—EquicreditView ↗
Oct 22, 2003Mortgage assignment—Household Finance Realty Corporation Of New YorkView ↗
Mar 28, 2003Mortgage$78,000The Bank Of New YorkView ↗
—Mortgage$346,450Wells Fargo Home Mortgage INCView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Old Stone Credit Corporation Of Ny, Equicredit Corporation Of NyView ↗
—Mortgage$88,700EquicreditView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Horowitz, HarryView ↗
—Mortgage$80,000Horowitz, HarryView ↗
—Mortgage assignment—Bank Of BaltimoreView ↗
—Mortgage$28,128Old Stone Credit Cp/NyView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Matthews, AndrewView ↗
—Mortgage$33,600Old Stone Credit CORP/NyView ↗
—Mortgage$6,000Matthews, AndrewView ↗

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