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1728 Harman Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 24 open in all.

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Open violations
241 · 14 · 9
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 26 violations before that, the first in 1987.

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Open per apartment
4 (24 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
10 Jul 2019 (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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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.

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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 hazardous1 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.

  • Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder lock at door in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous14 open

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

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jul 2019Notice sent out 7 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at the ceiling and the west wall of the bulkhead at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jul 2019Notice sent out 7 Jul 2019Walls 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 23 Oct 2013Notice sent out 24 Oct 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at walls in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and walls in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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  • Abate the nuisance consisting of door sealed shut at west in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors pub hall bulkhead.

    Issued 15 May 1987Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

  • And dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes household articles 3 sty pub hall.

    Issued 15 May 1987Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1

Non-hazardous9 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.

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at north wall in the 1st room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell buzzer at front entrance to building at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wooden tile floor in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose ceiling light fixture in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jul 2019Notice sent out 7 Jul 2019Walls 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 acoustic suspended ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2013Notice sent out 22 Aug 2013Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceilings 1 2 & 3 rooms from front 3 sty north apartment

    Issued 14 Dec 1987Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Provide a peep hole in entrance door of the dwelling unit so located so as to permit a person inside the dwelling to view any person outside entrance door all stys pub hall all apartments.

    Issued 15 May 1987Notice sent out 12 Aug 2008Doors and windows§ D26-20.01

Paperwork and notices24 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • ×6File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    6 issued 15 Apr 2021 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • ×6Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    6 issued 15 Apr 2021 to 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

  • Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Notice sent out 11 Jul 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • ×2Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 11 Mar 2019 to 10 Jul 2019Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • ×2Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 11 Mar 2019 to 10 Jul 2019Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd., 1st story

    Issued 3 Jul 2019Notice sent out 7 Jul 2019Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling., 1st story

    Issued 3 Jul 2019Notice sent out 7 Jul 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected, 1st story

    Issued 3 Jul 2019Notice sent out 7 Jul 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box.. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Mar 2019Notice sent out 11 Mar 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame readily accessible for signature, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at.. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Mar 2019Notice sent out 11 Mar 2019Paperwork and notices§ 329

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  • Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected

    Issued 11 Mar 2019Notice sent out 11 Mar 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Mar 2019Notice sent out 11 Mar 2019Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

2 closed violations, 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective... in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Jul 2019Violation closed 16 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration partition erected from floor to ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 23 Oct 2013Violation dismissed 23 Apr 2014Floors and stairs§ 300

55 violations on record in total, 48 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.

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

  • Noise7 / 25
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 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 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.

No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Oct 2020 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    SYLWESTER KACZYNSKI

    Public records list SYLWESTER KACZYNSKI as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 14 Nov 2019. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    ANETA KACZYNSKI

    Public records list ANETA KACZYNSKI as the owner of record for this address as of 14 Nov 2019. 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 one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
  3. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  4. 24 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
  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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