409 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

409 Putnam Avenue is a three-story, three-unit building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1915 and currently owned by Dalton Ellis. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues in 2025, most notably with heating and plumbing systems, including a February-March incident involving a building-wide heat/hot water complaint and a March steam pipe/riser emergency that resulted in violations being issued. Earlier complaints from 2024-2025 included inspections of a window pane issue and a bathtub/shower problem, neither of which were found to violate housing laws.

The building has maintained consistent bedbug reporting compliance since 2020, with no confirmed infestations or eradications recorded in the past five reporting periods. Regular rodent inspections have been passed consistently from 2019 through March 2025, suggesting effective pest management practices. The property has two notable historical violations from 2022 and 2023 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these have since been resolved.

A complaint regarding work without permits was logged in December 2019, but the inspector was unable to gain access for verification. While the recent maintenance issues in 2025 raise some concern, it's worth noting that the building has passed multiple rodent inspections and maintained a regular reporting schedule for bedbug compliance in recent years. The owner appears to be addressing violations as they are issued, though the timeline for resolution can vary based on the specific nature of each violation.