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161 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01990 • Lot 0058 • Zip: 11216

Condition

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

2 Open HPD violations Class A 1 Class C 1 238 on record • 1996–2026 1 Open DOB violations 6 on record • 1993–2007 0 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2010 0 Open housing litigation 2 on record • 2010 1 Evictions executed 1 on record • 2025

Address

Primary address: 161 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11216
Block: 01990
Lot: 0058
BBL: 3019900058
Unified address ID: 3019900058

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6B (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 6,067 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 60 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 1.32
Max residential FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1974
Last altered: 1974
Floors: 5
Total units: 8
Residential units: 8
Building area: 8,036 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 40 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $569,000
Total assessment: $164,385
Land assessment: $6,934
Exempt total: $164,385
Assessment owner: DCA 1, L.P.

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs G

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.

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Activity

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

2026

  1. HPD violation Aug 3, 2026

    Class A

    § 27-2022 ADM CODE POST A SIGN INDICATING HOURS OF COLLECTION AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF WASTE MATERIAL WHERE DUMBWA...

  2. HPD violation Aug 3, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING STOPPER AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT 1...

  3. HPD violation Jan 26, 2026

    Class C

    567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF...

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 14, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st...

  2. HPD violation Sep 15, 2025

    Class B

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

  3. HPD violation Sep 15, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOC...

2016

  1. Sale Sep 13, 2016 $0

    Changed hands

    161 PUTNAM AVENUE

2013

  1. Sale Aug 15, 2013 $0

    Changed hands

    161 PUTNAM AVENUE

  2. DOB filing Apr 22, 2013 $81,357

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 4 STORY 8 UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. REPLACE WINDOWS, DOORS AND REPAIR FLOOR AS NECES...

  3. DOB filing Mar 19, 2013 $18,750

    Alteration Type II

    DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF 1 BOILER REHABILITATION GAS TO GAS. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #320380422. NO CHANGE...

2012

  1. Permit issued May 24, 2012

    PL / PL

    HEADQUARTERS MECH INC

  2. Permit issued May 24, 2012

    EW / BL

    HEADQUARTERS MECH INC

  3. Permit issued Mar 5, 2012

    EW / OT

    RENEWAL CONSTRUCTION SERV

  4. Permit issued Mar 5, 2012

    EQ / EQ

    RENEWAL CONSTRUCTION SERV

2010

  1. ECB violation Mar 31, 2010 $500

    CLASS - 3

    50A-CONTROL COVERS MISSING,50B-LOUVA ON FRESH AIR INTAKE MISSING,50C-PIPE SAFETY OR RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE DOWN.50D-B...

2007

  1. DOB violation Jan 19, 2007

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2002

  1. DOB violation Mar 26, 2002

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2000

  1. DOB violation Feb 7, 2000

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1994

  1. DOB violation Jun 1, 1994

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1993

  1. DOB violation Aug 16, 1993

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Jun 1, 1993

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
DCA 1, L.P.
909 THIRD AVENUE 21ST F
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
Registration Contract
Agent
PATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES. LLC
909 THIRD AVENUE 21ST F
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
Registration Contract
HeadOfficer
SARAH MURDOCH
909 THIRD AVENUE 21ST F
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
Registration Contract
SiteManager
TAUNYA SQUIREWELL
Registration Contract
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
DCA 1, LP
EUGENE SCHNEUR
DOB Filing 04/22/2013
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.
ACRIS 06/01/2017
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
ACRIS 06/01/2017
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
DCA 1, L.P.
ACRIS 06/01/2017
LESSEE
DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.
C/O OMNI NEW YORK LLC
885 SECOND AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 09/13/2016
GRANTOR/SELLER
HP DCA BROOKLYN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., INC.
C/O HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORP., INC.
242 WEST 36TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
ACRIS 09/13/2016
LESSEE
DCA 1, L.P.
C/O OMNI NEW YORK LLC
885 SECOND AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 09/13/2016
PARTY 2
HP DCA BROOKLYN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., INC.
C/O HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORP, INC.
242 WEST 36TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
ACRIS 08/15/2013
PARTY 1
CBMC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.
150 HINSDALE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11207
ACRIS 08/15/2013
PARTY 2
HP DCA BROOKLYN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., INC
242 WEST 36TH STREET 3RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
ACRIS 08/15/2013
PARTY 2/GRANTEE
CBMC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.
2110 STRAUSS STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11212
ACRIS 12/26/2012

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
DCA 1, L.P.
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.
PLUTO