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474 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3052070BBL 3018300025Block 1830 · Lot 25Built 19153 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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474 Putnam Avenue at a glance

474 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn has 100 open city records on file, 13 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on May 19, 2005 for $595,000. The most recent record is dated Mar 9, 2026.

Open Class C
13
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
79
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
8
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
33.33
3 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
4
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Mar 9, 2026
DOHMH record

Health score for 474 Putnam Avenue

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

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 320 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 13
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 79
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 474 Putnam Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 320 records; the CSV has the full history. 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 474 Putnam Avenue

No balance is recorded as due across the 7 summonses below, out of $9,180.00 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 474 Putnam Avenue
0174215030Jun 12, 2012LOOSE RUBBISHJul 26, 2012Pending
322984Oct 18, 2005FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR. NOTED: EXIT SCUTTLE DOOR TO ROOF IS PADLOCKED WITH CHAIN TO SCUTTLE LADDER, WHICH IS CREATING HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD FOR OCCUPANTS FROM 3RD, 2ND FLJan 9, 2006Found in violation
293392Jan 18, 2005WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: HAVING ERECTED PARTITION WALLS AT 2ND STORY LEVEL, CREATED A KITCHEN WITH GAS STOVE AND RESIDENTIAL SINK IN BOTH EXISTING FURNISH ROOMS, WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN AMar 7, 2005Defaulted (did not respond)
293398Jan 18, 2005FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING: NOTED: LOOSE AND MISSING PLASTER AT CEILING IN STORAGE ROOM AT 3RD FLOOR PUBLIC STAIRS LANDING, ALSO NO WALLS PROVIDED AROUND THE INTERIOR OF SAME STORAGE ROOM (2) VENTILATION ATOct 17, 2005Defaulted (did not respond)
293387Jan 18, 2005OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY #191910 OF 05/18/1965. NOTED: THE 2ND FLOOR OCCUPANCY CHANGE FROM TWO FURNISH ROOMS TO TWO APARTMENTS (KITCHENETTE) EACH WITH GAS STOVE AND AMar 7, 2005Defaulted (did not respond)
0125353508Oct 22, 2001THROW OUTNov 28, 2001Written off
249292Aug 8, 1997OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BLDG DEPT RECORDS. HPD I-CARD REG #339091. FROM THREE FAMILY. TO ROOMING HOUSE THROUGHOUT. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USE.Jan 26, 1998Found in violation

Ownership history for 474 Putnam Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3018300025), 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 474 Putnam Avenue
Feb 6, 2015Feb 12, 2015Hunter, Jaran N, Hunter, Ashta S, Hunter, Jr., Albium ShearadHunter, Jaran N, Hunter, Ashta SDeedView ↗
May 19, 2005Jul 19, 2005$595,000Hunter, Ashta S, Hunter, Jaran NLovell , Benjamin ADeedView ↗
Jan 6, 1994Jan 20, 1994Lovell, Benjamin AKerr, Louis, Kerr, Louis N/Exec Of, Kerr, Ernestine M/ExecutrixDeedView ↗
Jun 7, 1977Jun 7, 1977Kerr Louis N JrCole Louis, Kerr Louis Sr Executor OfDeedView ↗

Financing record for 474 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 474 Putnam Avenue
Jun 15, 2006Mortgage$189,940Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Aug 1, 2005Satisfaction of mortgageContinental Capital CORP.View ↗
May 19, 2005Mortgage$601,692Wells Fargo Bank, NaView ↗
Dec 8, 2004Mortgage assignmentCitimortgage INCView ↗
Sep 18, 2002Mortgage$11,969Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, INCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentNorwest Mortgage INC.View ↗
Mortgage assignmentPrudential Home Mortgage Co, INCView ↗
Mortgage$125,200Continental CapitalcorpView ↗

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