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2-83 St Nicholas Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

2 open violations, none immediately hazardous.

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Open violations
21 · 1
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202420
2025100
2026 so far86

Plus 5 violations from 2008 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Pests 6
  • Fire and safety equipment 4
  • Walls and ceilings 4
Open per apartment
0.3 (2 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
7 May 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

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

Hazardous1 open

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

  • Properly repair the broken or defective wood subfloor in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Dec 2008Certification postponment denied 2 Feb 2009§ 27-2005

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.

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vynil tiles at floor in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Dec 2008Notice sent out 17 Dec 2008Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

29 closed violations, plus 7 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.

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 30 Apr 2025Violation closed 23 Sept 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective linoleum floor tiles in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Mar 2026Violation closed 14 Jul 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods, at fire escape at north

    Issued 7 May 2026Violation closed 5 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of lockable slite bolt on door in the entrance, 2nd story

    Issued 7 May 2026Violation closed 5 Jul 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at the west wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen, the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at the east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at east wall east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • ×2Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    2 issued 10 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026Violation dismissedPests§ 27-2017.4

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less then 2 sq ft at east wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 9 Jun 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 9 Jun 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective marble saddle at floor in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 27 May 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing ceiling light fixture cover in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Mar 2026Violation dismissed 27 May 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective approx 3 sqft of ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2025Violation closed 6 May 2026Floors and stairs§ 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 = 3, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 1 in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2025Violation closed 6 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 7 Dec 2008Violation closed 6 May 2026Pests§ 27-2018

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes house hold items at all stories rear yard at fire escape

    Issued 16 Apr 2008Violation closed 6 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 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) ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 14 Mar 2026Violation closed 29 Apr 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front yard

    Issued 9 Jul 2014Violation closed 2 Apr 2026Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Violation closed 9 Feb 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.4

  • Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner pursuant to local law 1 of 2004 related to lead-based paint notices, inspections and remediation/abatement activities.

    Issued 20 Oct 2025Violation closed 9 Feb 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.7

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 19 Jan 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 19 Jan 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 1 May 2025Violation dismissed 24 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of repair extremely hot water exceeding maximum allowable temperature of 130 f at all hot water fixtures creating a potential scalding hazard. temperature found to be 146 f at the kitchen sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 1 May 2025Violation dismissed 24 Jul 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose escutcheon plate at 1st steam riser from west at north in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 1 May 2025Violation dismissed 24 Jul 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures.... in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jan 2024Violation dismissed 28 Apr 2024§ 27-2024

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 11 Jan 2024Violation closed 29 Jan 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

38 violations on record in total, 2 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.

43 complaints in three years, 28 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests6 / 8
  • Leaks and plumbing3 / 7
  • Noise0 / 6
  • Floors and stairs5 / 5
  • Electrical4 / 4
  • Heat and hot water2 / 3
  • Mold and damp3 / 3
  • Garbage and cleanliness2 / 2
  • Super and management1 / 1
  • Lead paint1 / 1
  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 25 Feb 2026No harassment found

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 29 Jan 2026No harassment found

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

  • Boiler Equipment

    INSTALL TWO (2) REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE TANKS AS PER PLANS. REMOVE EXISTING TWO (2) FUEL STORAGE TANKS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

    Issued 13 Jan 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 2 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 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

    283 ST NICHOLAS LLC

    Public records list 283 ST NICHOLAS LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 29 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 has 1 open hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns and what has been done since.
  2. There were 3 mould complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. There were 6 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.
  4. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 3 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 4034430012 · Block 3443, Lot 12 · Building class C2