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479 Fairview Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1920 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

3 open violations, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
33
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202220
202310
202400
202531
2026 so far00

Plus 67 violations from 2012 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Mold and damp 2
  • Fire and safety equipment 2
  • Doors and windows 1
Open per apartment
0.5 (3 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
29 Nov 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
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Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Hazardous3 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1o sq ft at ceiling in the foyer, 1st story at north original violation 18470397 issued 29-nov-25 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 29 Nov 2025First no access to re- inspect violation 5 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the water on the floor at cellar

    Issued 25 Apr 2022Notice certified late 21 Jul 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2010

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the water at cellar

    Issued 2 Sept 2021Notice certified late 21 Jul 2022§ 27-2010

71 closed violations, plus 3 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1o sq ft at ceiling in the foyer, 1st story at north

    Issued 29 Nov 2025Violation closed 30 Mar 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 29 Nov 2025Violation closed 20 Jan 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 29 Nov 2025Violation closed 18 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye installed at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jun 2023Violation closed 1 Jul 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lock at building front entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Nov 2022Violation dismissed 1 Feb 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the stagnet water at boiler room

    Issued 23 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 19 Sept 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2010

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door leading to rear yard in the 1st room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 23 Jun 2021Violation dismissed 19 Sept 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Mar 2019Violation closed 13 Jun 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective... in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Mar 2019Violation closed 24 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of base/cabinet installed protruding at window sill to fire escape in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jul 2016Violation closed 14 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Subd. 5 m/d law discontinue use of interior room for living or provide a single opening of at least 60 percent of area of the partition to room having window opening directly to street or yard.. in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jul 2016Violation closed 14 Mar 2019Roof and outside the building§ 213

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 7 Mar 2019Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 7 Mar 2019Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash window in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 12 Apr 2017Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 12 Apr 2017Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall, west wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall, west wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at sink waste line in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at washbasin waste line in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector deffective, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). deffective, 2nd story at south

    Issued 1 Nov 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Sept 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • ×2Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 30 Aug 2016 to 7 Sept 2016Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 7 Sept 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 30 Aug 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from east, the 3rd room from east, the bathroom, the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 30 Aug 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration suspended ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 30 Aug 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jul 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperable, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jul 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door frame jamb and casing at east-1 in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jul 2016Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 1st story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2015Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2015Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 7 Sept 2016Violation closed 3 Nov 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2;, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Jul 2016Violation closed 5 Sept 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Properly secure the loose ceiling light fixture in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit entrance door in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 3; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector... in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the 4th room from east, 2nd story

    2 issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective --- in the entrance, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash counter balance window in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding plaster walls at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective mail-boxes at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls in the 4th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes house hold items all stories at rear stack rear yard at fire escape

    Issued 6 Mar 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose stairs banister at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose stairs banister at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 25 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective entrance door, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration acoustic suspended ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Replace with new the missing door casing in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in wasteline at washbasin in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of front entrance door sealed shut with paint in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly secure the loose electric outlet at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door lock in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Feb 2013Violation closed 30 Apr 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 15 Dec 2012Violation dismissed 19 Mar 2013Electrical§ 27-2039

77 violations on record in total, 3 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

11 complaints in three years, 9 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests2 / 4
  • Leaks and plumbing3 / 3
  • Walls and ceilings2 / 2
  • Super and management1 / 1
  • Mold and damp1 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

4 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 7 Jun 2022No harassment found

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 26 Jan 2015

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 22 Feb 2013

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 28 Jan 2013

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

  • 20251 eviction

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    KRZYSZTOF ROSTEK

    Public records list KRZYSZTOF ROSTEK as the registered managing agent for this address as of 20 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    479 FAIRVIEW AVE, LLC

    Public records list 479 FAIRVIEW AVE, LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 20 Jul 2025. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city has 3 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. There is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. There were 2 pest complaints here in the last twelve months. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 3 complaints in the last twelve months.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

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