29 Putnam Avenue
A 4-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1900, in Brooklyn, NY 11238.
Addresses on the lot: 27 to 29 Putnam Avenue.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
29 Putnam Avenue has 3 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 23 complaints to HPD in the past year, 15 about heat or hot water. It is registered to DS CREF3 CLINTON PROPCO. 20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019.
Does 29 Putnam Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 3 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 22 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 23 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 15 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 29 Putnam Avenue?
29 Putnam Avenue is registered with HPD to DS CREF3 CLINTON PROPCO. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2025. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11238 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 29 Putnam Avenue rent stabilized?
20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2019, up from 18 in 2018. That’s 20 of the building’s 20 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-01982-0077.