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1605 Putnam Ave

Queens, NY 11385Company-ownedBBL 4035450001BIN 4085397
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1927
Floors5
Units50
Building Area49,530 sqft
ZoningR6B
ClassC7
Market Value$3.6M

1605 PUTNAM AVE is a property located at 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1927. It has 5 floors and 50 units. The building area is 49,530 square feet on a 11,200 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6B. The assessed market value is $3.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 19 building permits on record (15 active). There are 268 violations on record (39 currently open). 7 docketed judgments carrying $2,400 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

716records on file
72Energy Star

Completed in 1927, 1605 Putnam Ave rises 5 stories over Queens. Public records put it at 50 units and 49,530 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 716 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 284 of its 716 records, fully 40%, fall under that one heading. Violation (268) and inspection (74) trail well behind. 39 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2022.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 72, with a site energy-use intensity of 84.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 265 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 40% complaint, 58 years of accumulation, a parcel of Queens — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.6M of Queens, written across 716 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores
C7
Year Built1927
Floors5
Total Units50
Building Area49,530 sqft
Lot Size11,200 sqft
ZoningR6B
ConditionAverage
4035450001
4085397
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.6M
$1.6M
$332K

Building Permits

19 on record · 15 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Oct 10, 2024Job #Q01125050-I1-EL

APT#3K NEW PANEL, BEDROOM BRANCH CIRCUIT REFED AND EXISTING DEVICES REPLACED ONLY

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 2, 2024Job #Q01104922-I1-EL

APT#1C NEW PANEL AND BRANCH CIRCUITS

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 2, 2024Job #Q01104923-I1-EL

APT#2K NEW PANEL AND BRANCH CIRCUITS

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ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 24, 2024Job #Q01085540-I1-EL

TEMPORARY ELECTRIC

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Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Feb 28, 2024Job #415846
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Violations

268 on record · 39 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,400
Judgments · 7 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 29, 2025Balance $25Ticket #0217813779
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 29, 2025Balance $25Ticket #0217814347
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Balance $25Ticket #0217810533
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2025Balance $25Ticket #0217810542
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2022Balance $300Ticket #047500023R
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 15, 2026#19075462

§ 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT BUILDING FRONT AT 2nd FIRE ESCAPE FROM NORTH, 1st STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jul 15, 2026#19075463

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT 2nd FIRE ESCAPE FROM NORTH, 1st STORY

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HPDClass C
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Apr 3, 2026#18769874

§ 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

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HPDClass A
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Apr 3, 2026#18769834

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT THE EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass A
CIV14 MAILED
Issued Apr 3, 2026#18769836

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION AT THE 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens built?

The building at 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385 was constructed in 1927. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 5 floors and 50 units. The building area is 49,530 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens?

Yes. 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385 has 19 building permits on record, with 15 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (COMPLETE) filed Oct 10, 2024.

Does 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens have violations?

Yes. 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385 has 268 violations on record, with 39 currently open. Breakdown: 6 DOB, 3 ECB, 259 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385 has 7 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,400. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1605 PUTNAM AVE?

1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385 has an assessed market value of $3.6M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $332K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1605 PUTNAM AVE?

1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385 is zoned R6B. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1605 PUTNAM AVE?

1605 PUTNAM AVE, Queens, NY 11385 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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