Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
99
out of 100
Heavier than 39% of buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
139 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
34 PUTNAM AVENUE · 32 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 139 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
139 violations the city still lists as unresolved
139 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 40 years.
- Fire & life safety21
- Paint / plaster20
- Disrepair17
- Other17
- Structural16
- Pests15
- Lead paint9
- Plumbing9
- Refuse / sanitation8
- Electrical3
- Water leak3
- Heat / hot water1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1976-08-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.