1662 Putnam Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

1662 Putnam Avenue is a 6-unit, 3-story New Law tenement building constructed in 1931 in Ridgewood, currently owned by Milton Chacon. The building has experienced recurring pest issues over the past several years, most notably receiving multiple complaints about unsanitary conditions related to pests in late 2021, which prompted inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

While no violations were issued from these inspections, an open violation was later recorded in February 2022 regarding defective ceramic tiles in the first-story vestibule. The property has undergone regular bedbug monitoring since 2019, with the most recent filings (2022-2024) consistently reporting zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. The building's rodent inspection history reveals a concerning pattern, with multiple instances of rat activity recorded between 2019 and 2024.

Notable periods of rat activity were documented in September 2023, March 2023, and September 2021, though the most recent inspection in October 2024 showed compliance with no rat activity recorded. Between these rat activity incidents, there were several compliance inspections that passed, suggesting some mitigation efforts were effective, though the recurring nature of the violations indicates ongoing challenges with pest control in the building. This pattern of pest-related issues appears to be the most significant concern for the property, though it's worth noting that there has been no bedbug activity reported in any unit over the past five years, indicating successful management of this specific pest type.