455 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

455 Putnam Avenue is a three-story, four-unit residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, owned by Daisy Walker and constructed in 1931. The property has experienced several ongoing maintenance issues, with the most recent batch of complaints in 2025 involving multiple general maintenance concerns including a window frame issue, water leak, cabinet problems, appliance (refrigerator) malfunction, flooring concerns, and wall damage. All these complaints remain problematic as HPD inspectors were unable to gain access to complete inspections, resulting in a recommendation for tenants to submit new service requests if problems persist.

The building has a documented history of water-related issues, including a "heavy flow" water leak complaint in 2025 (classified as an emergency) and a "slow leak" situation in 2023 (which resulted in violations). Other notable concerns include heating issues reported in November 2022, where inspectors also could not gain access for verification. The property has open violations from a July 2024 inspection of Apartment 1A, including defects in plaster surfaces, electrical light fixtures, and water leaks in the kitchen.

There are also multiple open violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, dating from 2021 to 2024. The building has passed recent rodent inspections in 2024, 2022, and 2019, though there were failures in 2012. While there have been multiple complaints across various categories including walls, floors, and general maintenance, many recent complaints have been left unresolved due to access issues during HPD inspections, highlighting potential challenges in communication between tenants and building management regarding maintenance access and resolution procedures.