1817 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up with stores · 15 apartments
3 open violations, none immediately hazardous.
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- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 2 | 2 |
Plus 9 violations from 2008 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Mold and damp 6
- Garbage and cleanliness 1
- Leaks and plumbing 1
- Open per apartment
- 0.2 (3 open across 15 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 19 May 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.
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Heat season
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThis building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
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 violationHazardous3 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... greater than 10 sq.feet at ceiling at north wall at cellar, section ''1l-2r'', at south original violation 18941835 issued 19-may-26 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 19 May 2026Notice sent out 16 Sept 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... grater than 30 sq.feet at all walls at cellar, section ''a-b-c'', at north original violation 18941836 issued 19-may-26 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 19 May 2026Notice sent out 16 Sept 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 21 Aug 2025Notice sent out 24 Aug 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3
15 closed violations, plus 13 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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.
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... greater than 10 sq.feet at ceiling at north wall at cellar, section ''1l-2r'', at south
Issued 19 May 2026Violation closed 16 Sept 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... grater than 30 sq.feet at all walls at cellar, section ''a-b-c'', at north
Issued 19 May 2026Violation closed 16 Sept 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 24 Nov 2009Violation closed 8 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in uniform color ceiling and walls in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 24 Nov 2009Violation closed 8 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace with new the broken or defective lower and upper wood window sash in the 1st room from east at south, 1st story
Issued 24 Nov 2009Violation closed 8 Sept 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 24 Nov 2009Violation closed 8 Sept 2025Pests§ 27-2018
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq feet at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at east original violation 15462302 issued 02-nov-22 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 2 Nov 2022Violation closed 3 Sept 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... mildew at south wall. approx; 6 sq.ft. in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 24 Nov 2009Violation closed 3 Sept 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2005
2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the garbages bag and household items at front of building
Issued 30 Apr 2025Violation closed 30 Aug 2025Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010
Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at east
Issued 2 Nov 2022Violation closed 15 Sept 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts minimun
Issued 21 Sept 2014Violation closed 15 Jun 2023Electrical§ 27-2040
Remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the household items,junk cars and car parts at center court yard
Issued 24 Nov 2009Violation closed 15 Jun 2023Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 22 Dec 2008Violation closed 15 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the broken or defective connection wasteline at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 22 Dec 2008Violation closed 15 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq feet at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 3rd story at east
Issued 2 Nov 2022Violation closed 2 Mar 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
31 violations on record in total, 3 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
19 complaints in three years, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
- Garbage and cleanliness6 / 8
- Pests1 / 6
- Mold and damp2 / 2
- Noise1 / 2
- Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
3 cases, all closed.
Tenant Action
Opened 12 Aug 2013
Tenant Action/Harassment
Opened 7 Aug 2013
Tenant Action
Opened 5 Aug 2013
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 filingBuilding permits
No permit currently in force. 8 permits filed in the last five years.
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Equipment work
Issued 3 May 2021Expired 3 May 2022
Alteration · Plumbing
Issued 4 Apr 2021Expired 4 Apr 2022
Alteration · Plumbing
Issued 4 Apr 2021Expired 4 Apr 2022
Plumbing
Issued 4 Apr 2021Expired 4 Apr 2022
Plumbing
Issued 4 Apr 2021Expired 4 Apr 2022
Equipment work
Issued 4 Apr 2021Expired 4 Apr 2022
Alteration · Plumbing
Issued 4 Apr 2021Expired 4 Apr 2022
Equipment work
Issued 4 Apr 2021Expired 4 Apr 2022
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 11 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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
MOSES KARPEN
Public records list MOSES KARPEN as the registered managing agent for this address as of 25 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
PUTNAM VILLAGE LLC
Public records list PUTNAM VILLAGE LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 25 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
PUTNAM VILLAGE LLLC
Public records list PUTNAM VILLAGE LLLC as the owner of record for this address as of 26 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
1817 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
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.
- The city has 3 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
- There are 2 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- There was 1 pest complaint here in the last twelve months. 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.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 3 open housing violations: 0 immediately hazardous, 3 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for mold and damp (6), garbage and cleanliness (1) and leaks and plumbing (1).
On 19 May 2026. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
BBL 4034620044 · Block 3462, Lot 44 · Building class C7