Building SafetyHousing Conditions
300 PUTNAM AVENUE
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · BIN 3051914 · Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) · Last violation Jul 23, 2026 · Last complaint Jul 22, 2026
NeighborhoodBedford-Stuyvesant (West)
More violations than 96% of nearby buildings
More violations than 96% of buildings and more complaints than 98% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West).
Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 192 violations · 408 complaints
Severityⓘopen violations
16 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1991
662
18 per year avg.↑ Up 68% in the last 2 years (192 vs 114 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
116
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ16
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ81
Rent-impairingⓘ16
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,605
109 per year avg.↑ Up 296% in the last 2 years (408 vs 103 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access13%Violation issued35%No violation28%Phone resolved24%Other1%(2,605)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.
Maintenanceⓘ241 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ62 violations
Cleaningⓘ52 violations
Lead-Based Paintⓘ50 violations
Water Supplyⓘ49 violations
Egressⓘ49 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ31 violations
Paintingⓘ31 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ649 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ538 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ498 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ276 complaints
Electricalⓘ120 complaints
Appliancesⓘ86 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ63 complaints
Elevatorⓘ14 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ9 complaints
Adminⓘ1 complaints