Is 239 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
239 Putnam Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn (11216). It has about 2 apartments, built in 1901.
Also written as 239 Putnam Avenue — or 239 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216.
How this building compares
With about 2 apartments it is smaller than 97% of the 784 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (West). It went up in 1901, 30 years before the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 42 open violations here, about 21.0 per apartment — above the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 100 violations on record at the address, 23 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 6 of them are still open. HPD issued 16 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (West) |
| ZIP | 11216 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| Apartments | 2 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING B, ROOMING HOUSE |
| BBL | 3018220086 |
Owner & management
| Owner | KIMBERLY GEORGE 239 PUTNAM AVE. #GR. FL · Brooklyn, NY 11216 |
| Managing agent | JOHN GEORGE |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 42 open / 100 total · 16 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 198 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 20, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 239 Putnam Ave rent stabilized?
239 Putnam Ave in Bed-Stuy (West), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING B and ROOMING HOUSE. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 239 Putnam Ave?
239 Putnam Ave (BBL 3018220086) has about 2 residential apartments and was built in 1901, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.