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1868 Putnam Avenue

460Records
18City systems
3Open violations
118.2Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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460 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 171 HPD housing violations, 101 311 service requests, 85 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1911
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC
BBL4034720016
BIN4083062

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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 118.2. 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-03-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

$333,520 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC
Head officerALEXANDER HORN
Managing agentCobble Hill Management
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$940,000 $423,000
2026$1,025,000 $461,250
2027$1,148,000 $516,600

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayForest Av — M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison St / Onderdonk Av — Q58 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Woodward Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 088 Seneca
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

1868 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 COBBLE HILL MANAGEMENT — 35 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B9 · C7 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 2 Avenue MN23 A
879 DeKalb Avenue BK22 B
43 West 27 Street MN16 A
216 Macon Street BK16 A
212 Lafayette Street MN16 A
1063 Bedford Avenue BK14 A
223 Bainbridge Street BK9 B
654 Putnam Avenue BK9 C
804 Macon Street BK8 A
319 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
439 Bleecker Street BK8 B
910 Prospect Place BK8 B
151 Avenue A MN8 A
669 East 21 Street BK8 C
475 Hancock Street BK8 C
283 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
790 Madison Street BK8 C
788 Madison Street BK8 A
419 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK8 A
69 Leonard Street MN7 A
810 Macon Street BK6 A
45 Kingston Avenue BK6 C
808 Macon Street BK6 A
814 Macon Street BK6 B
1868 Putnam Avenue QN6 B
923 Gates Avenue BK4 B
701 Fulton Street BK4 C
296 St Nicholas Avenue BK3 C
451 Classon Avenue BK3 D
429 Herkimer Street BK3 F
412 Linden Street BK3 D
300 St Nicholas Avenue BK2 B
703 Fulton Street BK2 A
298 St Nicholas Avenue BK2 B
310 East 69 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,262,438 on 2020-05-11 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-11AL&R $1,400,000 — from 1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2020-05-11Agreement $1,400,000 — from 1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,400,000
2020-05-11Mortgage $1,262,439 — from 1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,262,439
2019-02-19Mortgage $1,230,000 — from 1862 CORNELIA OWNER LLC; 1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $1,230,000
2019-02-19Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 1862 CORNELIA OWNER LLC; 1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $2,300,000
2019-02-19Deed $1,725,000 — from 1868 PUTNAM LLC to 1868 PUTNAM OWNER LLC $1,725,000
2019-02-01Sold for $1,725,000 $1,725,000 $287,500
2004-07-04DEEDO $650,000 — from BRIJESKI, MATO; BRIJESKI, JULIJANA to 1823 CORNELIA LLC $650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006017
2018004015
20190014341148
20206179364126
202115450152
2022021014
2023008019
202400134219
2025002801038
2026005038
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 381Ownership & money 19Health & systems 27

Every one of the 460 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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