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1625 Putnam Avenue
Ridgewood

1625 Putnam Avenue,
Queens, NY 11385

48 Units

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Built in 1927

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5 Floors

3.3(15)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 1625 Putnam Avenue
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    Recent reviews for 1625 Putnam Avenue highlight its spacious, rent-stabilized apartments, appealing especially to young residents and roommates. The building features convenient amenities like a gym, laundry, and rooftop access. Its location offers easy subway access and nearby entertainment. However, many tenants report persistent issues with pest infestations, inconsistent heating and cooling, package theft, and noise, particularly due to youthful neighbors. Management responsiveness is frequently criticized, especially after hours, and maintenance delays are common. While the building's cleanliness varies, residents appreciate certain upgrades and a strong sense of community among long-term tenants. Prospective renters should weigh the value of space and location against management and upkeep challenges.

    Reviews (15)

    4 months ago
    Overpriced and bad management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Laundry and gym in building
    Generally clean
    Cons:
    -Ac/heat units don’t consistently work and make very expensive coned bills
    - Management is hard to work with
    -packages get stolen regularly
    -overpriced for what you get
    4 months ago
    Hidden gem in the area
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    For apartments with multiple bedrooms. This is one of the best buildings in the neighbourhood in terms of space. Too many apartments are being built with rooms that barely fit a bed by greedy owners. Not this building. Most of the bedrooms in 1625 (I’ve seen all the apartment designs as someone who was a long term resident) fit a full size or queen size bed (pushing it with a few bedrooms). There’s free amenities in the form of a gym and a game room. There is also a laundry room and outdoor section and the rooftop is accessible. You are a 5 minute walk to the L&M stop and it’s an 18 minute ride to Union square. In terms of food and entertainment you’ve got so many options. It’s also a rent stabilised building so if you move in your rent will it increase by much over time.
    Cons:
    When I moved in there was a better sense of community. There was also a live in super and some porters that cleaned the building a few times a week. Now they outsource to a company which means you will not get helped outside of business hours. The building does not get cleaned as well as it used to.
    Customer service is also poor if you call after hours or on the weekends so be careful not to get locked out.
    If one apartment in the building has a roach infestation there’s a high chance it will spread to the neighbouring apartments. Last summer they seemed to be coming out from within the walls.
    Some of the newer residents are lazy and entitled and leave the boxes from their packages in the lobby for someone else to take.
    Packages also get stolen often and if you ask for access to the camera you will get excuses from management.
    Advice to owner:
    a more efficient customer service for after hour. Be more picky with some of the people you lease apartments to. And repair broken down equipment in a more timely manner

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 3 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 1625 Putnam Avenue is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.04 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Hazardous
    1
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 11, 2024: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household items at 5th story balcony at 1st stack from west at building front at fire escape
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    Immediately hazardous
    0
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Missing information/filings
    1
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    May 04, 2022: § 27-2142 adm code apts have been vacated by this department and cannot be reoccupied until so ordered after proof of compliance for apts 1d vacate# 199536 effective date 05/04/2022 date posted 05/03/2022
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    Adar Holdings LLC
    3.7(25)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•97 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3
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    Tom Rosenberg
    3.2(37)
    Head Officer•
    6 Properties•246 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6

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