683 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 212 311 service requests, 191 HPD complaints, 136 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 126.9. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Rodent (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | PUTNAM AVENUE PORTFOLIO LLC |
| Head officer | ALBERT DWECK |
| Managing agent | DUKE PROPERTIES |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed 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.
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.
| Subway | Seneca 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison St / Cypress Av — Q58 Q98 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison 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.
1705 Putnam Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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.
Managed by AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC — 24 buildings, 157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C12 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 534 East 14 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 1705 Putnam Avenue | QN | 8 | C |
| 1725 Putnam Avenue | QN | 8 | B |
| 252 Madison Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 1851 Putnam Avenue | QN | 7 | C |
| 1707 Putnam Avenue | QN | 7 | B |
| 1673 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 271 Malcolm X Boulevard | BK | 6 | B |
| 1511 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 66 Steuben Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1484 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1889 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 515 Wilson Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 1823 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 57 Troutman Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 107 Cornelia Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1726 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | D |
| 188 Suydam Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 393 Bleecker Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1675 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 2405 Tilden Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 1825 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 49 St Nicholas Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1129 Decatur Street | BK | 2 | A |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-19 | Mortgage $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 | |
| 2020-08-19 | Agreement $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 | |
| 2020-08-19 | AL&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 | |
| 2016-10-14 | Mortgage $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 | |
| 2016-10-14 | Deed $900,000 — from PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to MARLTON EZ PUTNAM LLC; 17-05 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC | $900,000 | |
| 2016-10-14 | Agreement $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 | |
| 2016-10-14 | AL&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 | |
| 2016-10-06 | Sold for $900,000 | $900,000 | $112,500 |
| 2015-04-07 | AL&R $3,150,000 — from PUTNAM UNITED LLC; PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $3,150,000 | |
| 2015-04-07 | Mortgage $3,150,000 — from PUTNAM UNITED LLC; PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $3,150,000 | |
| 2015-04-07 | Deed $825,000 — from 1705 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC to PUTNAM CAPITAL LLC | $825,000 | |
| 1989-10-26 | Mortgage $100,000 — from ADLA, ABDOULKARIM A; ADLA, HALA to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BK | $100,000 | |
| 1984-09-17 | Mortgage $35,000 — from ADLA, HALA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $35,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2018 | 1 | 13 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 173 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 683 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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