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18-12 Menahan Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1920 · 4-story walk-up · 16 apartments

6 immediately hazardous violations open. 22 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202232
2023132
202401
202552
2026 so far34

Plus 28 violations from 2009 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Walls and ceilings 12
  • Fire and safety equipment 8
  • Doors and windows 3
Open per apartment
1.4 (22 open across 16 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 Oct 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

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 2 days.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26220
2026–27 (so far)110

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

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.

  • 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 = 4, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 0 in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 3 Oct 2026Notice sent out 4 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of rats and all underlying causes creating the pest infestations, by using integrated pest management (ipm), eliminate all burrow entry and passageways, pest nests, holes, gaps or cracks in walls, ceilings, floors, fixing leaks and managing garbage in public areas. evidence found at garbage area east yard

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Notice sent out 20 Apr 2025Pests§ 27-2017 +6

  • ×2Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 4th story at north

    2 issued 23 Sept 2021 to 26 Jan 2023Defect letter issuedPests§ 27-2017.4

  • 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 = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 1; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 22 Apr 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 22 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner

    Issued 29 Jul 2009First no access to re- inspect violation 26 Sept 2019§ 27-2056.7

Hazardous8 open

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

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at east wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 3 Oct 2026Notice sent out 4 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 3 Oct 2026Notice sent out 4 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 4th story at north

    Issued 15 May 2025Notice sent out 18 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at west wall in the bathroom, 4th story at north

    Issued 15 May 2025Notice sent out 18 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling ( 2 sq ft ) in the bathroom, 4th story at north original violation 15684515 issued 26-jan-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 26 Jan 2023Defect letter issued 15 May 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 22 Apr 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 22 May 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance lower sash window in the kitchen, 3rd story at west

    Issued 22 Apr 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 22 May 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at north

    Issued 23 Sept 2021Not complied with 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous8 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.

  • Refit door at building entrance, 1st story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at east and south wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at east and south wall at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Oct 2026Notice sent out 12 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq feet at east wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 3 Oct 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 4 Oct 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 1 Aug 2025Notice sent out 3 Aug 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electric fixtures at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 1 Aug 2025Notice sent out 3 Aug 2025Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the foyer, the 1st room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 22 Apr 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 22 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 22 Apr 2022First no access to re- inspect violation 22 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

41 closed violations, plus 13 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 hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 1 Aug 2025Violation dismissed 2 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 6 Jan 2025Violation closed 15 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper., 1st story

    Issued 30 Nov 2024Violation closed 15 May 2025Super and management§ 27-2053

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective brick work at 2nd window frame from east at south at building front, 1st story

    Issued 22 Mar 2023Violation closed 15 May 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. restore egress by removing locking device and arrange to open readily the gate in fence at lot line at building front yard

    Issued 22 Mar 2023Violation closed 15 May 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • ×3Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and east wall in the 1st room from north at west, 4th story at north

    3 issued 23 Sept 2021 to 26 Jan 2023Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at north

    2 issued 4 Nov 2021 to 26 Jan 2023Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective inoperative intercom system in the entrance, 4th story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2023Violation closed 15 May 2025Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south wall in the 4th room from north, 4th story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2023Violation closed 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercom bell buzzer return in the kitchen, 4th story at north

    Issued 4 Nov 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and east wall in the 3rd room from north, 4th story at south

    Issued 4 Nov 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at south

    Issued 4 Nov 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at north

    2 issued 23 Sept 2021 to 4 Nov 2021Violation closedLeaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall in the 1st room from east, 4th story at west

    Issued 10 Oct 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercom and return buzzer in the entire apartment, 4th story at west

    Issued 10 Oct 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at west

    Issued 10 Oct 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at west

    Issued 10 Oct 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and north wall in the 4th room from east at south, 4th story at west

    Issued 10 Oct 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 4th room from east at south, 4th story at west

    Issued 10 Oct 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective gasket at refrigerator door in the kitchen, 4th story at north

    Issued 23 Sept 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Appliances§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 1st room from north at west, 4th story at north

    Issued 23 Sept 2021Violation closed 15 May 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile at south wall in the bathroom, 4th story at north

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Violation closed 15 May 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Dec 2023Violation closed 9 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective frame and hinges at street entrance door to building, 1st story

    Issued 14 Dec 2023Violation closed 9 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at the building front entrance

    Issued 26 Jan 2023Violation closed 9 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at south

    Issued 1 Oct 2023Violation closed 23 Feb 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 4th story at south

    Issued 1 Oct 2023Violation closed 23 Feb 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting of double cylinder key operated lock installed at lot line metal gate at building front yard

    Issued 3 Nov 2023Violation closed 27 Dec 2023Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling ( 2 sq ft ) in the bathroom, 4th story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2023Violation closed 26 May 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • 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 = 2, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 0 in the entire apartment, 4th story at west

    Issued 10 Oct 2021Violation closed 26 Jun 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 4th story at south

    Issued 4 Nov 2021Violation closed 5 Mar 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department bulkhead walls and ceiling, 4th story

    Issued 24 Sept 2018Violation closed 26 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 24 Sept 2018Violation closed 26 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 4th room from north, 4th story at north

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Violation closed 13 Jan 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the kitchen, 4th story at north

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Violation closed 13 Jan 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from west at north wall in the kitchen, 4th story at north

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Violation closed 13 Jan 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the 4th room from north, 4th story at north

    Issued 6 Sept 2011Violation closed 13 Jan 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

76 violations on record in total, 22 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.

107 complaints in three years, 29 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise15 / 65
  • Heat and hot water3 / 24
  • Pests3 / 5
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 4
  • Mold and damp2 / 2
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings1 / 1
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Doors and windows1 / 1
  • Floors and stairs1 / 1
  • Appliances1 / 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.

  • 20252 evictions

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No permit currently in force. 3 permits filed in the last five years.

Show 3 expired or finished

  • Sidewalk Shed

    INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

    Issued 13 Aug 2024Expired 4 Aug 2025

  • General Construction

    PROPOSED OF RUSTED WINDOW LINTELS AND CRACKED BRICKS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

    Issued 10 Jul 2024Expired 7 May 2025

  • General Construction

    MODIFY APARTMENT 1C BY ADDING A BEDROOM REMOVED FROM APARTMENT 1D. OPENING PARTITION WALL BETWEEN APT 1C AND APT 1D AND INSTALL FIRE-RATED PARTITIONS WALL TO SEPARATE THIS EXISTING BEDROOM. N0 CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY

    Issued 28 Jun 2022Expired 31 Dec 2022

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)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 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

    DAFNONAS ESTATES,LTD

    Public records list DAFNONAS ESTATES,LTD as the registered managing agent for this address as of 9 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (4 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    1812 MENAHAN ST REALTY LLC

    Public records list 1812 MENAHAN ST REALTY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 9 Sept 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 were 3 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
  3. There are 2 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  4. There were 3 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.
  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 4034380016 · Block 3438, Lot 16 · Building class C1