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1872 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

3 immediately hazardous violations open. 24 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
243 · 20 · 1
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202251
2023160
202400
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 9 violations from 2019 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Walls and ceilings 7
  • Leaks and plumbing 5
  • Fire and safety equipment 4
Open per apartment
4 (24 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
29 Sept 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 3 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26330

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 hazardous3 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 infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice certified late 18 Jan 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice certified late 18 Jan 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system ''missing''

    Issued 12 Feb 2022Notice certified late 15 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous20 open

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

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice sent out 2 Oct 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower sash spring balance at 1st and 2nd window from west at north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Invalid certification 5 Nov 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Invalid certification 5 Nov 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling and east wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Invalid certification 5 Nov 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and east wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Invalid certification 5 Nov 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice sent out 2 Oct 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice sent out 2 Oct 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice sent out 2 Oct 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice sent out 2 Oct 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Notice sent out 2 Oct 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Invalid certification 5 Nov 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling, south and east walls in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Invalid certification 5 Nov 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling, south and east walls in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Invalid certification 5 Nov 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 10 square feet on ceiling and walls in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 12 Feb 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 8 May 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 12 Feb 2022Invalid certification 15 Mar 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 30 Sept 2020Invalid certification 15 Nov 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2020Invalid certification 15 Nov 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 4th room from north, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2020Invalid certification 15 Nov 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling ( aprox. 10 sq.ft) in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 May 2019First no access to re- inspect violation 4 Aug 2019Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Provide sufficient, proper and separate metal receptacles for the deposit of garbage, rubbish and other waste material and arrange for collection and disposal of such material.

    Issued 23 May 2019Notice certified late 15 Nov 2020Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2021

Non-hazardous1 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.

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel glaze finish to bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 12 Feb 2022Notice sent out 13 Feb 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices1 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.

  • 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

    Issued 12 Feb 2022Notice sent out 13 Feb 2022Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

7 closed violations, plus 9 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.

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

    Issued 29 Sept 2023Violation dismissed 1 Jan 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 14 Apr 2022Violation dismissed 6 Jul 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood flooring in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 12 Feb 2022Violation closed 31 Mar 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 30 Sept 2020Violation dismissed 26 Jan 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 May 2019Violation dismissed 11 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 23 May 2019Violation closed 22 Aug 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at waste line at washbasin in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 May 2019Violation closed 22 Aug 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

41 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.

12 complaints in three years, 8 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise2 / 5
  • Garbage and cleanliness3 / 3
  • Heat and hot water3 / 3
  • Electrical0 / 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.

No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.

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

  • Registered managing agent

    ANDREW GOUZOULIS

    Public records list ANDREW GOUZOULIS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 30 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (2 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    1872 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC.

    Public records list 1872 PUTNAM AVENUE LLC. as the owner of record for this address as of 30 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 3 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. 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.
  4. 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.
  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 4034720020 · Block 3472, Lot 20 · Building class C2