588 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
7 immediately hazardous violations open. 20 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 207 · 12 · 1
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 19 violations from 2006 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 1
- Open per apartment
- 3.3 (20 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 25 Aug 2024 (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
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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.
| 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 violationImmediately hazardous7 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.
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures.. in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 26 Dec 2018Notice sent out 27 Dec 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
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 = 1;one way screws in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 26 Dec 2018Notice certified late 17 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
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) east wall in the 5th room from north, 1st story at south
Issued 26 Dec 2018Notice certified late 18 Mar 2019Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
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) west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 26 Dec 2018Notice certified late 18 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) baseboard at north wall, baseboard at east wall, 1st door from south at west wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 6th room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Lead 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) south wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Lead 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 east at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Hazardous12 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 25 Aug 2024Invalid certification 8 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 1st story at south
Issued 26 Dec 2018Notice certified late 17 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Arrange and make self-closing the doors building entrance door, 1st story
Issued 26 Dec 2018Notice certified late 17 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story at south
Issued 26 Dec 2018Notice certified late 17 Mar 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires at ceiling light fixture in the 2nd room from east at south, 2nd story at north
Issued 8 Aug 2006Notice sent out 9 Aug 2006Electrical§ 27-2005 +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 north
Issued 8 Aug 2006Notice sent out 9 Aug 2006Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electrical wires at ceiling light fixture in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north
Issued 8 Aug 2006Notice sent out 9 Aug 2006Electrical§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Pests§ 27-2018
Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures at basin sink in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Heat and hot water§ 27-2024
Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at basin sink in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024
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Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate, in the 6th room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Non-hazardous1 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.
Maintain on the premises and make available to the department upon request records of installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detecting device(s) in the building. in the foyer, 2nd story at south
Issued 16 Jul 2006Notice sent out 19 Jul 2006Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
26 violations on record in total, 20 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, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Electrical0 / 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.
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 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)
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- 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2020No infested units reported (2019 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.
Owner of record and managing agent
588 SENECA AVENUE REALTY,LLC
Public records list 588 SENECA AVENUE REALTY,LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 24 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
588 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 city currently has 7 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.
- 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.
- This building dates from 1930 and has 5 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
- 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.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 20 open housing violations: 7 immediately hazardous, 12 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (1).
On 25 Aug 2024. 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.
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