60-34 Putnam Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

60-34 Putnam Avenue is a 6-unit New Law tenement building located in Ridgewood, built in 1913 and currently owned by Hasim Kurti. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most recent problems occurring in 2024, including plumbing issues with the bathtub/shower (July 2024) and a heavy water leak (April 2024) that resulted in some violations. A more serious heat/hot water complaint was logged in February 2023 affecting the entire building, though no violations were found in that instance.

Multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations remain open as of 2024, particularly affecting apartment 1R, including issues with a bathtub, water leak, plaster surfaces, and an ongoing mice infestation that requires abatement. There are also administrative violations related to required safety notices and building registration postings in the common areas that have not yet been resolved. The building has faced some compliance issues with external inspections, receiving violations in April and June 2023 for failing to file external low-pressure inspections for 2021 and 2022, though these violations were ultimately dismissed.

While rodent inspections in 2017 and 2018 passed, the current documented infestation issues in 2024 suggest a deteriorating maintenance situation. On a positive note, the building has demonstrated proper bedbug management, with no reported infestations in the three consecutive annual filings between 2021 and 2024. The most recent inspections and service requests indicate ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in terms of plumbing systems and general building upkeep, though not all recent complaints have resulted in violations.