557 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
No open housing violations. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
- Tenant reviews
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- Open violations
- None openNo open housing violations on record.
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
None issued since 2022. 27 violations before that, the first in 1998.
See every violation- Inspector last found a problem
- 24 Oct 2013 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
Tenant-reportedNo tenant reviews yet. Lived here? Be the first.
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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThe 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 violationNothing open. 32 violations in the record, all of them closed.
27 closed violations, plus 5 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tile in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 21 Apr 2007Violation closed 7 Jul 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of water leak ceiling and walls in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 21 Apr 2007Violation closed 7 Jul 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 21 Apr 2007Violation closed 7 Jul 2014Walls and ceilings§ 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 = 1; wg to repair = 1;, 1st story at east
Issued 24 Oct 2013Violation dismissed 28 Jan 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
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 fixture present
Issued 11 Sept 2013Violation dismissed 25 Dec 2013Electrical§ 27-2040
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles on north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 12 Sept 2013Violation closed 15 Dec 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling, north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 21 Sept 2013Violation closed 24 Oct 2013Lead 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) 1st door frame from east at south wall, 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the kitchenette, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 22 Oct 2013Lead 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) north wall, south wall in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 22 Oct 2013Lead 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) 1st door from east at south wall, north wall, south wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 22 Oct 2013Lead 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) 1st door frame from west at north wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 22 Oct 2013Lead 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) north wall, west wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 22 Oct 2013Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Abate the nuisance consisting of moisture penetration at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005 +1
Replace with new the missing cover for electric outlet at east wall in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Electrical§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electric wiring at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Electrical§ 27-2005 +1
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from at least 1 window or provide approved type gate, in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, south wall in the kitchenette, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from east at south wall, west wall, ceiling in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 20 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2013
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 1st story public hall
Issued 14 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to boiler room locked cellar
Issued 14 Feb 2009Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 21 Apr 2007Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl, in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 21 Apr 2007Violation closed 12 Sept 2013§ 27-2026
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 or near 1 sty public hall mailboxes.
Issued 10 Jan 1998Violation closed 12 Sept 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
32 violations on record in total, 0 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
1 complaint in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise1 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
1 case, all closed.
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 1 Apr 2009
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 filingBuilding 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.
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 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 (2017 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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
MILMAR PROPERTIES INC
Public records list MILMAR PROPERTIES INC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 28 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
557 SENECA LLC
Public records list 557 SENECA LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 28 Aug 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
557 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
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.
- 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.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
No. HPD lists no open housing violations here. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
On 24 Oct 2013. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
BBL 4034350008 · Block 3435, Lot 8 · Building class C2