1277 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, 8-unit residential building at 1277 Putnam Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Joel Baum, was constructed in 2008 and has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Most notably, there have been recurring violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations documented in 2023 and 2024, though the building's 2022 bedbug report indicated no infested or re-infested units.

The building underwent various construction and renovation activities during 2019-2021, during which multiple safety and compliance violations were recorded, including issues with work contrary to stop work orders, inadequate housekeeping, and failure to provide approved construction documents. Four Immediately Hazardous (Class 1) violations were issued in late 2019 and early 2020, though these were later dismissed. In terms of recent inspections, the building has maintained a passing record for rodent inspections in 2017, 2013, 2022, 2024, and 2025, with only one instance of rat activity noted in 2017.

The property has shown some recent maintenance activity, with work continuing under permit number 321616603 issued in 2021. While there is an open bedbug reporting violation as of April 2024, it's worth noting that the building's management has demonstrated responsiveness to address violations when they occur, as evidenced by multiple permits being issued in succession during 2019-2021. The property has completed multiple inspections and work clearances, though there were periods requiring stop work orders in 2020 due to construction superintendent withdrawal.