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1725 Putnam Avenue

736Records
16City systems
25Open violations
120Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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736 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 289 311 service requests, 214 HPD complaints, 96 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC
BBL4034600039
BIN4082712

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 120. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2005-04-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

109 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (46) · Noise (37) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Building/Use (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,088,210 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC
Head officerALBERT DWECK
Managing agentAE DUKE MAMAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-18

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$679,000 $305,550
2026$815,000 $366,750
2027$913,000 $410,850

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison St / Cypress Av — Q58 Q98 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Seneca 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

1725 Putnam Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

109 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC — 24 buildings, 157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C12 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
534 East 14 Street MN15 B
1705 Putnam Avenue QN8 C
1725 Putnam Avenue QN8 B
252 Madison Street BK8 C
1851 Putnam Avenue QN7 C
1707 Putnam Avenue QN7 B
1673 Woodbine Street QN6 B
271 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 B
1511 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
66 Steuben Street BK6 A
1484 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
1889 Cornelia Street QN6 C
515 Wilson Avenue BK6 C
1823 Cornelia Street QN6 C
57 Troutman Street BK6 C
107 Cornelia Street BK6 A
1726 Woodbine Street QN6 D
188 Suydam Street BK6 C
393 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1675 Woodbine Street QN6 C
2405 Tilden Avenue BK6 C
1825 Cornelia Street QN6 C
49 St Nicholas Avenue BK6 B
1129 Decatur Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,084 on 2020-08-19 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-08-19Mortgage $250,084 — from 17-05 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; MARLTON EZ PUTNAM LLC; 17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-07 PUTNAM AVEN to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $250,084
2020-08-19AL&R $4,835,000 — from 17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-07 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-05 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; MARLTON EZ PUTN to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $4,835,000
2020-08-19Agreement $4,835,000 — from 17-07 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; MARLTON EZ PUTNAM LLC; 17-05 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-25 PUTNAM AVEN to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $4,835,000
2016-10-14AL&R $5,525,000 — from 17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-07 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; MARLTON EZ PUTNAM LLC; 17-05 PUTNAM AVEN to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $5,525,000
2016-10-14Agreement $5,525,000 — from MARLTON EZ PUTNAM LLC; 17-07 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-05 PUTNAM AVEN to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $5,525,000
2016-10-14Mortgage $2,461,271 — from 17-07 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; 17-05 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; MARLTON EZ PUTN to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,461,271
2016-10-14Deed $3,700,000 — from PUTNAM UNITED LLC to MARLTON EZ PUTNAM LLC; 17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC $3,700,000
2016-10-06Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $462,500
2015-04-07AL&R $3,150,000 — from PUTNAM UNITED LLC; PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $3,150,000
2015-04-07Mortgage $3,150,000 — from PUTNAM UNITED LLC; PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $3,150,000
2015-04-03Deed $2,700,000 — from 1725 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC to PUTNAM UNITED LLC $2,700,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
79
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713490154
201847290141
201901120114
2020005409
202100220022
202206400753
202303280031
202413730279
202532330341
2026108350255
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 613Ownership & money 21Health & systems 30

Every one of the 736 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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