60-28 Putnam Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The 6-unit, 3-story tenement at 60-28 Putnam Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Eleanor Sabella and constructed in 1913, has multiple ongoing housing maintenance and building code violations that warrant attention. Most notably, there is a recurring issue with bedbug reporting compliance: the building has accumulated four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 to 2024, all citing failure to file the required annual bedbug report.

The Department of Buildings records reveal a more serious pattern of non-compliance, with seven active violations listed in 2023 and 2024 for failure to submit external low-pressure inspection reports from 2018 through 2023, indicating a potential safety oversight regarding building systems. An older violation from November 2019 also remains active, relating to a missed 2017 boiler inspection report submission.

On a positive note, the property has successfully passed rodent inspections in 2017 and most recently in July 2025, suggesting no current pest control concerns beyond the bedbug reporting violations. While the building's age and history of maintenance violations are notable, it's worth mentioning that some of these penalties stem from administrative non-compliance rather than direct safety issues. However, the cumulative nature of these open violations, particularly the recent pattern of external low-pressure inspection failures, suggests ongoing challenges with maintaining required documentation and inspections as per city regulations.