Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

1701 Putnam Avenue

204Records
14City systems
26Open violations
87.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
Open in the map

204 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 35 HPD housing violations, 30 rodent inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1914
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)PUTNAM HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL4034600001
BIN4082690

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 87.5. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations26 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1987-03-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Tree Damage (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Street Condition (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$105,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1914)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,005,600 $452,520
2026$1,207,000 $543,150
2027$1,448,000 $651,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fresh TacoTex-MexAMice evidence
Fresh TacoTex-MexNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySeneca Av — M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison St / Cypress Av — Q58 Q98 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Cypress Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 239
Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1701 Putnam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,650,000 on 2026-03-13 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-13Deed $2,880,000 — from CHEN CHING HOU IRREVOCABLE TRUST; YU LIEN HOU IRREVOCABLE TRUST; HOU, AS TRUSTEE, LARRY S to PUTNAM HOLDINGS, LLC $2,880,000
2026-03-13Mortgage $1,650,000 — from PUTNAM HOLDING LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,650,000
2026-03-13AL&R $1,650,000 — from PUTNAM HOLDING LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,650,000
2025-12-24Sold for $2,880,000 $2,880,000 $720,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
23
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701100920
2018001001
2019006017
2020009009
2021026008
202230110620
20230052512
20240180413
20250541313
20265463523
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 13Health & systems 37

Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11385 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map