984 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

984 Putnam Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit New Law tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1910 and currently owned by Richard Bramwell. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, particularly evident in 2023-2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed for both entire building and individual apartment systems being nonfunctional. Most recently, in May 2025, the building had no heat or hot water, though services were reportedly restored during inspection.

Prior to this, there were multiple similar complaints in 2024, including incidents in October where inspectors were unable to gain access to units for verification. The building has also faced some infrastructure challenges, including plumbing issues (March 2024) and a sewage complaint (March 2024), both of which resulted in inspection access issues. The property has maintained regular compliance with bedbug reporting requirements as evidenced by multiple filings from 2019 through 2025, consistently showing zero infested dwelling units.

Building safety improvements were documented in 2020, addressing door self-closing mechanisms and other safety features, including a gas leak procedures notice. While the majority of violations have been resolved, a rodent inspection in June 2025 resulted in a "failed" rating for "Other Reasons," marking a departure from the previous consistent "Passed" results in 2020, 2022, and 2024. The building's unit count has remained stable at 8 throughout the records, and though many service requests have been resolved, the pattern of heat and hot water issues suggests this remains a recurring concern for residents.