1119 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

1119 Putnam Avenue is a three-story, three-unit old law tenement building located in Bushwick and owned by Freddy Fowler, dating back to 1910. The property has experienced several notable issues in recent years, with the most significant being a pattern of plumbing problems concentrated in September 2023, when multiple tenants reported water supply issues through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) system. The building currently has several open violations from an October 2023 inspection of Apartment 1, including problems with multiple windows and frames, a water leak in the kitchen ceiling, a defective buzzer/intercom system, bathtub faucet issues, and concerns regarding ceiling plaster and paint.

The most recent service request in March 2024 involved indoor air quality issues related to chemical vapors, though this complaint appears to have been addressed with an advisory to the owner. The building has maintained relatively stable rodent control compliance, with the most recent inspection in April 2025 showing a passed result, following a pattern of generally passing inspections throughout the past decade. However, there was an instance of rat activity noted in December 2019.

The property also has an open violation from April 2024 regarding the requirement to file an annual bedbug report with HPD. While the building has had multiple emergency and non-emergency housing maintenance code complaints during 2023-2024, many of these have been appropriately closed following intervention, including various repairs to doors, windows, flooring, and security systems. The frequency and variety of maintenance issues, particularly in Apartment 1, suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, though the building has demonstrated some responsiveness to repairs as evidenced by the closure of many previous complaints.