1605 Putnam Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-03545-0001BIN 4085397

Concern level3 of 4

High

0113 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
037 open rent-impairing violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 39 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 45 apartments.

2018 — 40 units registered2023 — 39

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1927

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building86 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

271

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2026-08-26

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - 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) CEILING, SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2026-08-26

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - 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 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2026-08-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2026-04-06

§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Civ14 Mailed

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

112

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water25

Unsanitary Condition19

Paint/Plaster16

Plumbing13

Water Leak11

Flooring/Stairs9

Door/Window6

General5

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

568

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential267

Street/Sidewalk107

Commercial95

Vehicle48

Unspecified48

House of Worship2

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

684

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony151

Misdemeanor435

Violation98

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-06-14Apt 4Kresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-29

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-04-10

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-04-01

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Putnam Ridge, LLC

Head officer

SCOTT SILVERMAN

Managing agent

BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC

86 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1999-08-16 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2013-09-25 · $2,755,877.56

Mortgage2013-09-25$2,755,877.56

borrower PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2010-12-22$105,806.65

borrower PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2003-12-02$138,519.33

borrower PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2001-06-12$218,342.99

borrower PUTNAM RIDGE, LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1999-09-21$200,000

borrower PUTNAM RIDGE LLC · lender 1605 PUTNAM AVE CORP

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale