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1725 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up · 8 apartments

7 immediately hazardous violations open. 25 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
257 · 13 · 5
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202252
202330
202441
202510
2026 so far72

Plus 60 violations from 2000 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 10
  • Walls and ceilings 8
  • Roof and outside the building 2
Open per apartment
3.1 (25 open across 8 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 Oct 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 2 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26230

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous7 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at bulkhead door at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door frame in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 9 Oct 2025Notice sent out 9 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 11 Apr 2024Notice sent out 14 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods drop ladder down position at rear yard

    Issued 4 Apr 2024Notice sent out 7 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening self locking push bar installed at bulkhead door leading to roof at public hall stairs, 3rd story

    Issued 18 Feb 2022Not complied with 4 Apr 2024Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Jul 2021Not complied with 11 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Jul 2021Not complied with 11 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

Hazardous13 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Fire egress defective. remove the obstruction in fireproof passageway padlock at gate from rear yard to street

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 13 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of wood panels at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant materials at ceiling north and south wall at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Aug 2026Notice sent out 2 Aug 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective intercom system from building front to west wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Mar 2026Notice sent out 19 Mar 2026Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. restore egress by removing locking device and arrange to open readily the gate in fence at lot line rear yard

    Issued 4 Apr 2024Notice sent out 7 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant materials at ceiling throughout at cellar

    Issued 4 Apr 2024Notice sent out 7 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing approved wire screen below skylight at stair bulkhead at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 5 May 2023Not complied with 4 Apr 2024Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • 301, 302, m/d law file plans and obtain a certificate of occupancy to legalize the following alteration or restore premises to prior legal condition 2nd stry apartment subdivided into 2 apartments in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Feb 2022Notice sent out 21 Feb 2022§ 300

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  • Discontinue unlawful cooking space or file plans and application with this department to legalize same, if lawfully feasible, gas range in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Feb 2022Notice sent out 21 Feb 2022Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 1st story at south

    Issued 4 Aug 2018Not complied with 11 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the missing balausters at handrail 2nd and 3rd story. at public hall

    Issued 22 Apr 2005Invalid certification 5 May 2005§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous5 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and all walls at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling north and south wall at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Aug 2026Notice sent out 2 Aug 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder north fire escape, 2nd story

    Issued 4 Apr 2024Notice sent out 7 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 53

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration sheetrock partition erected from floor to ceiling,subdividing fron and rear apartment in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Feb 2022Notice sent out 21 Feb 2022Floors and stairs§ 300

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls bulkhead to roof 3rd story public hall

    Issued 3 May 2011Not complied with 4 Apr 2024Roof and outside the building§ 27-2013

60 closed violations, plus 11 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of heat on in summer in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Jul 2021Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Jul 2021Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tile in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 19 Jul 2021Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 1st story at south

    Issued 4 Aug 2018Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story at south

    Issued 4 Aug 2018Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Jul 2013Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Jul 2010Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cement and ceramic tile floor around bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Aug 2002Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Aug 2002Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice dropping in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    2 issued 28 Feb 2002 to 8 Aug 2002Violation closedPests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Aug 2002Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the 4th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Aug 2002Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 13 Nov 2001Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective grout around bottom of bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 13 Nov 2001Violation closed 11 Apr 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at bulkhead, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Apr 2023Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at bulkhead door at roof at public hall

    Issued 23 Mar 2023Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 18 Feb 2022Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 18 Feb 2022Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color over ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 18 Feb 2022Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in waste line at washbasin in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Jul 2016Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly secure the loose washbasin to the wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Jul 2016Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 13 May 2016Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 13 May 2016Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 13 May 2016Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Aug 2015Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective - in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Feb 2015Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercom system from front entrance to 3 sty in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Feb 2015Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective bulkhead to roof 3rd story public hall

    Issued 3 May 2011Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding walls bulkhead to roof 3rd story public hall

    Issued 3 May 2011Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Rearrange television and/or radio antenna to be at least 10 feet above roof and not attached to any fire escape or soil or vent line througout roof

    Issued 3 May 2011Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 62

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sagging wood and vinyl floor tiles near the radiator in the livingroom, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Jun 2010Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front areaway/ building east side and rear yard

    Issued 22 Jun 2010Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Mar 2009Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 13 Mar 2009Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Mar 2009Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Mar 2009Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarded ceiling & east wall at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Jun 2005Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the cellar throughout, cellar

    Issued 4 Jun 2003Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Dec 2002Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice droppings in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Dec 2002Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective interior door to east bedroom in the bedroom from east, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Feb 2000Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Feb 2000Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Feb 2000Violation closed 4 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Oct 2018Violation closed 15 Nov 2018Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycle at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 12 Jul 2018Violation dismissed 25 Sept 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front bldg

    Issued 10 Jul 2016Violation dismissed 30 Oct 2016Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 3 Mar 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 25 Nov 2015Violation dismissed 3 Mar 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective water supply pipe at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 14 Aug 2013Violation closed 23 Oct 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection wasteline at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Jul 2013Violation closed 12 Aug 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 12 Aug 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 2 Jul 2013Violation closed 11 Aug 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak over ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 5 Aug 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color unkeyed plaster ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 5 Aug 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water to fixtures in bathroom in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 1 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water to fixtures in bathroom in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 1 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of excessive heat throughout in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 1 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of excessive heat throughout in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 26 Jun 2013Violation closed 1 Jul 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

96 violations on record in total, 25 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

56 complaints in three years, 15 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise0 / 29
  • Heat and hot water3 / 6
  • Construction and illegal work3 / 5
  • Leaks and plumbing3 / 4
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 3
  • Garbage and cleanliness2 / 3
  • Doors and windows0 / 2
  • Lead paint1 / 1
  • Electrical1 / 1
  • Pests0 / 1
  • Entry, buzzer and mail1 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 1 Apr 2009

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 23 Nov 2007

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    AE DUKE MAMAGEMENT LLC

    Public records list AE DUKE MAMAGEMENT LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 17 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC

    Public records list 17-25 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 17 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has 7 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There were 3 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 3 complaints in the last twelve months.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 4034600039 · Block 3460, Lot 39 · Building class C1