450 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 HPD housing violations, 94 311 service requests, 66 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 444.7. 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 | 6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
8 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · New Tree Request (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
$267,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | 1654 PUTNAM AVENUE, LLC |
| Head officer | ALEX LUDLUM |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $905,000 | $407,250 |
| 2026 | $1,056,000 | $475,200 |
| 2027 | $1,267,000 | $570,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Myrtle Av — Q58 Q98 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Cypress Ave · 500 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.
1654 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 |
15 311 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.
Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2015-08-20 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-11 | Agreement $4,645,637 — from 17-31 LINDEN STREET, LLC; 232 STOCKHOLM STREET, LLC; 1654 PUTMAN AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,645,637 | |
| 2018-12-31 | Agreement $4,896,497 — from 17-31 LINDEN STREET, LLC; 232 STOCKLOHM STREET LLC; 1654 PUTNAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,896,497 | |
| 2015-08-20 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from 232 STOCKHOLM STREET LLC; 17-31 LINDEN STREET, LLC; 1654 PUTNAM AVENUE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2015-08-20 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 1654 PUTNAM AVENUE, LLC; 17-31 LINDEN STREET, LLC; 232 STOCKHOLM STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2015-03-10 | Deed $1,200,000 — from VIOLA, NANCY; SELVAGGIO, PATRICIA M to 1654 PUTNAM AVENUE, LLC | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 71 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 73 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Every one of the 450 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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