1005 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

1005 Putnam Avenue is a 4-story, 16-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Nelly Nieves. The property has experienced several recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with the most recent concerns centered around plumbing and safety features. In May 2025, multiple reports of basin/sink issues were investigated, resulting in at least one violation being issued, along with concerns about non-functioning carbon monoxide detectors.

The building's heat and hot water systems have also shown inconsistency, with two emergency complaints in November 2024 regarding entire building outages, though conditions were reportedly restored promptly. More persistent problems have been documented, including an active violation regarding bedbug reporting (opened April 2024), and historical issues with mold (notably affecting apartment 4C in July 2023) and various plumbing concerns. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of systemic issues requiring attention, including multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations in apartment 4C from 2023 showing problems with mold, missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as plaster and paint concerns.

The property has also faced challenges with rodent activity, as evidenced by multiple inspections between 2022 and 2025 consistently showing rat activity, though some inspections from 2022 indicate bait was applied. The Department of Buildings records show multiple violations for failure to file required external low pressure inspections between 2018-2021, which remain active as of October 2023, and there is an outstanding violation from 2023 regarding this same inspection requirement. These records collectively suggest ongoing maintenance challenges that have persisted over multiple years, affecting various systems and safety features throughout the building.