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1605 Putnam Avenue

1,203Records
17City systems
40Open violations
130.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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1,203 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 483 311 service requests, 281 HPD complaints, 271 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1927
Floors5
Res. units45
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)PUTNAM RIDGE LLC C/O
BBL4035450001
BIN4085397

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 130.3. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations40 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

17
’23–24
6
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

116 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Illegal Parking (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Sidewalk Condition (7).

Filed construction activity

$64,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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 Ridge, LLC
Head officerSCOTT SILVERMAN
Managing agentBRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,687,000 $1,659,150
2026$3,734,000 $1,680,300
2027$3,646,000 $1,640,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 42/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (2 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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / Madison St — B26 · 150 ft
Citi BikePutnam Ave & Wyckoff 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

1605 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

116 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
55-15 99 Street QN138 B
90-19 88 Avenue QN127 C
140-02 Franklin Avenue QN120 A
307 West 57 Street MN103 A
1780 West 3 Street BK99 A
43-17 48 Street QN95 B
313 Edgecombe Avenue MN93 B
46-16 47 Street QN86 A
43-05 47 Street QN82 B
118 Post Avenue MN80 B
42-09 47 Avenue QN79 B
43-09 40 Street QN77 B
30 Seaman Avenue MN74 A
82-15 Britton Avenue QN72 B
415 East 17 Street BK72 B
43-34 49 Street QN72 B
43-22 45 Street QN70 A
2015 Dorchester Road BK70 C
60-15 Calloway Street QN67 A
55 Payson Avenue MN66 A
7402 Bay Parkway BK65 B
20 Seaman Avenue MN65 A
20 Laurel Hill Terrace MN64 A
135-16 82 Avenue QN64 B
88-50 179 Street QN63 B
87-24 115 Street QN60 B
521 Isham Street MN60 B
47-07 41 Street QN59 B
50 East 21 Street BK59 B
45-42 41 Street QN59 B
84-05 108 Street QN59 B
135 Clarkson Avenue BK58 B
47-21 41 Street QN58 A
204 Sherman Avenue MN57 A
91 St Nicholas Avenue BK57 B
141 East 19 Street BK56 C
86-02 Park Lane South QN54 B
45 Thayer Street MN53 B
2212 Ditmas Avenue BK52 C
456 Grand Street BK52 A
414 West 44 Street MN52 A
175-39 Highland Avenue QN52 A
133 Seaman Avenue MN49 B
2160 Caton Avenue BK48 A
613 East 16 Street BK48 B
84-23 85 Road QN48 B
612 West 178 Street MN48 A
446 Ocean Avenue BK47 C
85-25 120 Street QN47 B
198-40 32 Avenue QN46 B
555 West 170 Street MN45 D
1605 Putnam Avenue QN45 B
45-35 46 Street QN45 A
85-31 120 Street QN45 A
122-04 Metropolitan Avenue QN44 A
514 West 213 Street MN44 A
609 West 174 Street MN43 A
89-15 102 Street QN43 B
602 West 190 Street MN42 B
51 Stratford Road BK42 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,755,877 on 2013-10-15 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2017-03-24M&CON $5,825,000 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $5,825,000
2017-03-24AL&R $5,825,000 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $5,825,000
2013-10-15Agreement $4,375,000 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,375,000
2013-10-15Mortgage $2,755,878 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,755,878
2011-01-04Agreement $1,700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC $1,700,000
2011-01-04Mortgage $105,807 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $105,807
2011-01-04AL&R $1,700,000 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,700,000
2004-04-13Mortgage $138,519 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $138,519
2004-04-13Agreement $1,561,481 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC $1,561,481
2001-06-12Mortgage $218,343 — from PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $218,343
1999-09-21Mortgage $200,000 — from PUTNAM RIDGE LLC to 1605 PUTNAM AVE CORP $200,000
1999-09-14Mortgage $1,200,000 — from PUTNAM RIDGE LLC to QUEENS REALTY TRUSTINC $1,200,000
1988-12-29Mortgage $499,044 — from 1605 PUTNAM AVE CORP to JAIN, SAMPURNA; JAIN, YAWANT RAJ $499,044
1985-01-11Mortgage $300,000 — from JAIN, YAWANT RAJ; JAIN, SAMPURNA to 1605 PUTNAM AV RLTYCORP $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703831051
20180600464
201916101173
20200480351
202119614102
20221157010168
20231570462
2024312607136
20250680472
20260860389
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 1,059Ownership & money 38Health & systems 77

Every one of the 1,203 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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