1114 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building at 1114 Putnam Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Sharone Murph, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues since 2023. Most notably, there was a concerning pattern of heat and hot water outages in early 2023, with multiple complaints filed through 311 and HPD between January 29 and February 26, 2023, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

These complaints, categorized as emergencies, resulted in several inspections, though some were not able to gain access to the premises. The building is currently under attention for rodent activity, with multiple bait applications recorded in 2025, particularly showing rat activity in April 2025 and regarding maintenance of utility systems shown by illegal plumbing work complaints filed in February 2023 that inspectors could not gain access to verify. The property has unresolved violations from 2023 related to various maintenance issues, particularly concerning the first-floor apartment (FL1), including concerns about high water temperatures (140 degrees recorded), water leaks in the kitchen and bathroom, mold conditions, and problems with plastered surfaces.

The building has also experienced safety-related issues, including a carbon monoxide detector violation noted in January 2023. While the property has complied with recent bedbug reporting requirements showing no infestations between November 2023 and October 2024, and passed rodent inspections in 2024, the history of maintenance complaints and physical violations suggests ongoing building system challenges. The most recent heating issue was reported in March 2025, though it was indicated that the condition had been corrected.