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1881 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1911 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

10 immediately hazardous violations open. 59 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202240
202330
202400
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 56 violations from 1988 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 3
  • Heat and hot water 2
  • Entry, buzzer and mail 1
Open per apartment
9.8 (59 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
9 Feb 2023 (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 1 day.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26120

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 hazardous10 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.

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of consisting of hot water exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degrees f. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Feb 2023Notice certified late 23 Feb 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors, in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 29 Feb 2020Notice sent out 1 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of chain with key operated locking device at door in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 29 Feb 2020Notice sent out 1 Mar 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 6; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 4 Feb 2018Invalid certification 7 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) east wall in the 5th room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Certification postponment denied 25 Jan 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. 6wg to install = 6; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice sent out 21 Dec 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) west wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Certification postponment denied 25 Jan 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to boiler room locked cellar

    Issued 27 Feb 2007Notice certified late 2 Apr 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door at 1st.stry publichall. at boiler room

    Issued 8 Feb 2006Notice sent out 12 Feb 2006Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass lower sash 3 sty east an apartment front room er1., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice sent out 27 Jan 1997§ 27-2005

Hazardous41 open

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

  • Replace the broken or defective radiator in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 6 Jan 2022Notice sent out 6 Jan 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door buzzer in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 6 Jan 2022Notice sent out 6 Jan 2022Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Remove the torn and/or loose floor covering carpet at floor all story public hall stairs and public hall landing

    Issued 1 Apr 2019Invalid certification 13 May 2019Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mailbox at vestibule, 1st story

    Issued 13 Mar 2018Notice sent out 14 Mar 2018Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 19 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperative in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 19 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 19 Feb 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • 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 minimum required, light fixture present

    Issued 10 Sept 2014Invalid certification 18 Nov 2014Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... walls in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls & ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective connection waste line at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination front at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 19 Mar 2010Notice certified late 16 May 2010Electrical§ 27-2039

  • Replace with new the broken or defective air valve at radiator in the 4th room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Feb 2007Not complied with 9 Apr 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 15 Sept 2003Notice sent out 17 Sept 2003Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling at 3 sty to roof pub hall.

    Issued 12 Jul 1997Notice sent out 28 Jul 1997Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of electric wires at ceiling at center room 3 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 12 Jul 1997Notice sent out 28 Jul 1997Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of water stain at ceiling at kitchen and front rooms at 3 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 12 Jul 1997Notice sent out 28 Jul 1997Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires at ceiling light fixture in 3 room from rear at 3 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Jul 1997False certification 4 Jul 1997Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires at ceiling in kitchen of 3 sty east an apartment.

    Issued 5 Jul 1997False certification 4 Jul 1997Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose washbasin 3 st an apartment bathroom., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass upper and lower sash 3 sty east an apartment kitchen.., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 3 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass upper sash 3 sty east an apartment front and rear room., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall 3 sty east an apartment 2 room from rear., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak 3 sty east an apartment 2 room from rear., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors 3 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color west wall 3 sty east an apartment room from front.

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative 3 sty east an apartment tenant mr balan., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Dec 1996Notice certified late 26 Mar 1997Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination 1 sty pub hall vestibule.

    Issued 29 Nov 1988Notice sent out 2 Jul 2008Electrical§ 27-2039

  • And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes rear all stys plants & household items.

    Issued 29 Nov 1988Notice sent out 2 Jul 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes household items clothesline flower pots 3 sty balcony rear fire escape.

    Issued 29 Nov 1988Notice sent out 2 Jul 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bottom & side wood rail lower sash 3 sty an apartment first room from front., section '' ''

    Issued 14 Jun 1988Notice sent out 2 Jul 2008§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls 3 sty an apartment first room from front., section '' ''

    Issued 14 Jun 1988Notice sent out 2 Jul 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets 3 sty an apartment bathroom bathtub., section '' ''

    Issued 14 Jun 1988Notice sent out 2 Jul 2008Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

Non-hazardous8 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 the 2nd window frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall, north wall in the 5th room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 30 Apr 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the north wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 30 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 3rd room from north, the 2nd room from north, the kitchen, the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 30 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the stair landings & floors all stories public hall.

    Issued 8 Aug 2005Notice certified late 10 May 2006Floors and stairs§ 27-2011

  • Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the all stys pub hall.

    Issued 11 Feb 1998Notice sent out 2 Mar 1998§ 27-2011

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation rear fire escape all stys.

    Issued 12 Jul 1997Notice sent out 28 Jul 1997Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective decorative metal ceiling in kitchen of 3 sty ceiling in kitchen of 3 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Jul 1997Notice sent out 12 May 1997Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling in 3 room from rear at 3 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Jul 1997Notice sent out 12 May 1997Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices6 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • ×2Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 4 Feb 2018 to 6 Jan 2022Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 25 Apr 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 25 Apr 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 25 Apr 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Dec 2017Notice certified late 25 Apr 2018Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

4 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.

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household articles at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and west wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 6 Jan 2022Violation closed 20 Apr 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors the door in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 6 Jan 2022Violation closed 3 Apr 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

80 violations on record in total, 65 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.

6 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Heat and hot water2 / 3
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 2
  • Pests0 / 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 17 Jan 2007

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 22 Feb 2006

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.

  • 20221 eviction

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 3 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 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.

  • Owner of record

    SUK HAY MUI

    Public records list SUK HAY MUI as the owner of record for this address as of 1 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

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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 10 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 is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  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. This building dates from 1911 and has 2 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  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 4034710036 · Block 3471, Lot 36 · Building class C2