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387 Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

6 immediately hazardous violations open. 14 open in all.

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Open violations
146 · 4 · 4
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202500
2026 so far95

Plus 1 violation from 2013 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 3
  • Heat and hot water 2
  • Leaks and plumbing 2
Open per apartment
2.3 (14 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
26 Jun 2026 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
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

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

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

Immediately hazardous6 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Jun 2026Notice sent out 28 Jun 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges at secondary exit door leading to rear yard in the 2nd room from north at west, 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Jun 2026Notice sent out 28 Jun 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges at apartment entrance door in the entrance, 1st story at south

    Issued 3 Jun 2026Notice sent out 3 Jun 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures at washbasin and bathtub in the 1st bathroom from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 3 Jun 2026Notice sent out 3 Jun 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at bathtub and washbasin in the 1st bathroom from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 3 Jun 2026Notice sent out 3 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at water closet in the 1st bathroom from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 3 Jun 2026Notice sent out 3 Jun 2026§ 27-2024

Hazardous4 open

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

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures.. in the 1st bathroom from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Jun 2026Notice sent out 28 Jun 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures.. in the 1st bathroom from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Jun 2026Notice sent out 28 Jun 2026§ 27-2024

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... (less than 10 sq ft) at ceiling in the 1st bathroom from north, 1st story at east original violation 19036054 issued 26-jun-26 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 25 Jun 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 26 Oct 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts minimum required (light fixtures present)

    Issued 3 Jun 2013Notice certified late 23 Jul 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

Non-hazardous4 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • Discontinue use of interior room for living.. in the 4th room from north at west, 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Jun 2026Notice sent out 28 Jun 2026§ 27-2061

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 1st bathroom from north, the kitchen, the 5th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 26 Jun 2026Notice sent out 28 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st bathroom from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 3 Jun 2026Notice sent out 3 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st bathroom from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 3 Jun 2026Notice sent out 3 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

1 closed violation, plus 5 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 10 sq ft) at ceiling in the 1st bathroom from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 25 Jun 2026Violation closed 26 Oct 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

20 violations on record in total, 14 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.

7 complaints in three years, 7 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing5 / 5
  • Mold and damp1 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings1 / 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.

No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.

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.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No permit currently in force. 1 permit filed in the last five years.

Show 1 expired or finished
  • General Construction

    PROPOSED MODERATE REHAB TO INCLUDE NEW FLOORS, WALLS, CEILING FINISHES AS PER PLANS

    Issued 27 Jul 2023Expired 4 Dec 2023

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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 20235 of 5 units reported infested, 5 re-infested (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 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.

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    387 ONDERDONK LLC

    Public records list 387 ONDERDONK LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 16 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

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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 currently has 6 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  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. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). 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: 5 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

BBL 4034010002 · Block 3401, Lot 2 · Building class C2