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1707 Putnam Avenue

320Records
15City systems
13Open violations
68.6Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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320 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 311 service requests, 70 HPD complaints, 50 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)17-07 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC
BBL4034600057
BIN4082721

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 68.6. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations13 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-11-06.

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.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Street Sweeping Complaint (3) · Street Condition (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (7)
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)PUTNAM AVENUE PORTFOLIO LLC
Head officerALBERT J DWECK
Managing agentAE DUKE MANAGEMENT
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$667,000 $300,150
2026$800,000 $360,000
2027$949,000 $427,050

The city's market estimate has risen 42% 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 · 800 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 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Cypress Ave · 250 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

1707 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

9 311 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.

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
2020-08-19Agreement $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
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
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
2016-10-14Agreement $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
2016-10-14AL&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
2016-10-14Deed $900,000 — from PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to 17-07 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC; MARLTON EZ PUTNAM LLC $900,000
2016-10-06Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $128,571
2015-04-07Deed $825,000 — from 1707 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC to PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC $825,000
2015-04-07Mortgage $3,150,000 — from PUTNAM UNITED LLC; PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $3,150,000
2015-04-07AL&R $3,150,000 — from PUTNAM UNITED LLC; PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $3,150,000
2004-08-05Deed $475,000 — from HOFFMANN, RICHARD to CANNOVA, PETER; CANNOVA, LEONARDO $475,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
31
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171270111
201822160121
201910220225
202001104419
2021003003
202203220631
202302130823
202401130216
20250290112
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 231Ownership & money 20Health & systems 31

Every one of the 320 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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