129 Putnam Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01989-0050BIN 3057178

Concern level3 of 4

High

019 active DOB violation(s)
021 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 21 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building36 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2019-08-155+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS ..THE WATER CLOSET, WASHBASIN, SHOWER STALL, AND KITCHEN SINK AT CELLAR

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Water Leak3

Heat/Hot Water2

Paint/Plaster2

Safety1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-01-08 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-01-05 · closed

Paint/PlasterWall2022-12-13 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

527

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential229

Street/Sidewalk163

Unspecified80

Commercial42

Vehicle8

Helicopter3

Park1

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

358

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony118

Misdemeanor186

Violation54

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

129 PUTNAM REALTY LLC

Head officer

YOSSEL LICHTMAN

Managing agent

YOSSEL LICHTMAN

36 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1020 PARK PLACEBROOKLYN 1052 DEAN STREETBROOKLYN 1066 PARK PLACEBROOKLYN 1072 BERGEN STREETBROOKLYN 1076 ROGERS AVENUEBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-08-28 · $1,200,000

Most recent mortgage2022-04-27 · $441,526.76

Mortgage2022-04-27$441,526.76

borrower 129 PUTNAM REALTY LLC · lender KEARNY BANK

Mortgage2016-01-22$1,815,595.36

borrower 129 PUTNAM REALTY LLC · lender KEARNY BANK

Mortgage2015-07-17$260,000

borrower 129 PUTNAM REALTY LLC · lender SAM, GOLDSTEIN

Mortgage2014-08-15$450,000

borrower 129 PUTNAM REALTY LLC · lender GOLDSTEIN, SAM

Sale2013-08-28$1,200,000

129 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC → 129 PUTNAM REALTY LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale