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555 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3051810BBL 3018260049Block 1826 · Lot 49Built 19013 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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555 Putnam Avenue at a glance

555 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn has 7 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 May 20, 2004 for $595,000. The most recent record is dated May 5, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
6
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
3.67
3 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 5, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 555 Putnam Avenue

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

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 35 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 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
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 555 Putnam Avenue

35 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 555 Putnam Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 11 summonses below, out of $2,380.00 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 555 Putnam Avenue
049165703HMay 8, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STAug 7, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)
047693079JMar 7, 2023DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 5, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)
0205767843Dec 6, 2018FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 1TO8DWELLING UNITSJan 15, 2019Pending
1236157Apr 6, 2017SEC. 27-369 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXIT PASSAGEWAY UNOBSTRUCTED. NOTED: AT REAR,THE FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER IS PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED BY BASEMENT APT VESTIBULE ENCLOSURE TO REAR YARD. REMEDY: COMPLY W/CODE.Feb 26, 2018Found in violation
035245401YApr 6, 2017FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER PROVIDE REQUIREDFeb 26, 2018Found in violation
0125597845Oct 1, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 7, 2001Written off
0115747657Sep 17, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 16, 2001Written off
0121614662Jul 2, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKAug 1, 2001Written off
0116138440Jan 17, 2001FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONFeb 27, 2001Written off
0109413792Feb 24, 2000FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONMar 30, 2000Written off
0107346883Mar 29, 1999RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESJul 25, 2000Written off

Ownership history for 555 Putnam Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3018260049), 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 555 Putnam Avenue
Jul 26, 2012Aug 10, 2012Allen, Ray C, Debruce-Allen, DanielleAllen, Ray CDeedView ↗
Mar 11, 2008Mar 28, 2008Allen, Ray CFrederick, CatherineDeedView ↗
May 20, 2004Aug 4, 2004$595,000Frederick, CatherineAllen, Ray CDeedView ↗
Sep 20, 2002Nov 15, 2002Allen, Ray CChristopher, Joanne, Christophers. RobertDeedView ↗
Nov 30, 2001Dec 31, 2001Christophers, Joanne, Christophers, RobertGeorge, Felix, George, Dorothy DianeDeedView ↗
Jun 12, 1978Jun 12, 1978George Dorothy D, George FelixHochberg TessieDeedView ↗
Sep 16, 1976Sep 16, 1976Owner Management CORP, Hochberg Tessie DeftLowin Eric RefereeDeedView ↗
Jun 1, 1972Jun 1, 1972Owner Management Investors CORPHochberg TessieDeedView ↗
May 3, 1967May 3, 1967Hochberg TessieWomack Jeffery N, Womack ShirleyDeedView ↗

Financing record for 555 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 555 Putnam Avenue
Aug 27, 2012Satisfaction of mortgageMortgage Electronic Registration Systems INCView ↗
Jul 26, 2012Mortgage$448,000Mers, INC.View ↗
Jun 24, 2010Mortgage assignmentMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INCView ↗
Jul 14, 2004Satisfaction of mortgageFirst Franklin Financial CORPView ↗
Jul 14, 2004Mortgage assignmentMeritech Mortgage Services, INC.View ↗
May 20, 2004Mortgage$476,000First Horizon Home Loan CorporationView ↗
Nov 12, 2003Satisfaction of mortgageWells Fargo Home Mortgage, INC.View ↗
Oct 23, 2003Mortgage$368,000First Franklin Financial CORPView ↗
Jun 15, 1978MortgageHochberg TessieView ↗
Jun 1, 1972MortgageHochberg TessieView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageWells Fargo Home Mortgage INCView ↗
Mortgage$312,431Wells Fargo Home Mortgage INCView ↗
Mortgage$274,350Wells Fargo Home Mortgage INCView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageHochberg, TessieView ↗

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