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438 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01830 • Lot 0007 • Zip: 11221

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 438 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11221
Block: 01830
Lot: 0007
BBL: 3018300007
Unified address ID: 3018300007

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,825 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.88
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1915
Last altered: 1915
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 3,432 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 47 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: 438 PUTNAM LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $1,631,000
Total assessment: $18,270
Land assessment: $2,980
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: BAKER, MELVA

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation May 5, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. ECB violation Sep 22, 2025 $625

    CLASS - 1

    TPP NON COMPLIANCE. WORK IN PROGRESS UNDER APPLICATION #B01275836-I1-GC. OCCUPIED APT#1 NOT ISOLATED. WORK AREA APT #...

  2. ECB violation Sep 22, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING. WORK IN PROGRESS UNDER APPLICATION # B01275836-I1-GC. EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATI...

  3. DOB NOW filing Sep 3, 2025 $55,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB NOW filing Sep 3, 2025 $139,700

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  5. Sale Aug 11, 2025 $1,250,000

    Changed hands

    438 PUTNAM AVENUE

  6. Sale Aug 11, 2025 $1,250,000

    Changed hands

    438 PUTNAM AVENUE

  7. HPD violation Jun 10, 2025

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

  8. ECB violation Jun 3, 2025 $500

    CLASS - 3

    OBSERVED AT EXP1 WITH VARIOUS MECHANICAL TOOLS/ITEMS WITH VEHICLES PREPPED/BEING MECHANICAL WORK IN A RESIDENTIAL ARE...

2024

  1. HPD violation Sep 23, 2024

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd S...

  2. HPD violation Sep 23, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE K...

  3. HPD violation Sep 23, 2024

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE B...

  4. HPD violation Sep 23, 2024

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STOR...

2017

  1. ECB violation Apr 10, 2017 $0

    CLASS - 2

    ILLEGAL USE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.THE FRONT YARD HAS BEEN CONVERTED BY ERECTION OF AN OPEN SHED TO STORE TOOLS FO...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
438 Putnam LLC
42 Butler Street 0
Brooklyn, NY, 11231
Agent
438 Putnam LLC
42 Butler Street 0
Brooklyn, NY, 11231
HeadOfficer
Dennis Cetinkaya
42 Butler Street 0
Brooklyn, NY, 11231
Officer
Dennis Cetinkaya
42 Butler Street 0
Brooklyn, NY, 11231
Shareholder
Dennis Cetinkaya
42 Butler Street 0
Brooklyn, NY, 11231
SiteManager
Dennis Cetinkaya
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
TWP OF WASHINGTON, NJ, 07676
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
42 BUTLER STREET
NUM 0
BROOKLYN, NY, 11231
ASSIGNEE
200 PEQUOT A VENUE
SOUTHPORT, CT, 06890
GRANTEE/BUYER
42 BUTLER STREET
NUM 0
BROOKLYN, NY, 11231
GRANTOR/SELLER
438 PUTNAM AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
GRANTOR/SELLER
438 PUTNAM AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11221
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY, 10081
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
343 THORNALL ST
EDISON, NJ
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
300 JERICHO QUADRANGLE
JERICHO, NY

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner