656 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up with stores · 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
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 26 violations from 2012 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 4
- Pests 3
- Lead paint 1
- Inspector last found a problem
- 2 Feb 2023 (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. 36 violations in the record, all of them closed.
35 closed violations, plus 1 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.
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 2 Feb 2023Violation closed 1 Apr 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
×2Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
2 issued 13 Jul 2022 to 2 Feb 2023Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
×2Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
2 issued 13 Jul 2022 to 2 Feb 2023Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 13 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 16 Oct 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 13 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 16 Oct 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4
Discontunue unlawful use of kitchen for sleeping purposes.. in the kitchen, 1st story at north
Issued 13 Jul 2022Violation dismissed 16 Oct 2022§ 27-2076
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 6 Sept 2022Violation closed 5 Oct 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment... in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2020Violation closed 10 Oct 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.8
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment... in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2020Violation closed 2 Oct 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.8
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by submitting required supporting documentation and affidavits for apartment... in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 3 Mar 2020Violation closed 2 Oct 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.8
Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.
Issued 3 Mar 2020Violation closed 28 Sept 2020Lead 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 15 Jan 2020Violation closed 28 Sept 2020Lead paint§ 27-2056.4 +1
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2020Violation dismissed 23 Aug 2020Walls 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 partition wall with door erected from floor to ceiling diminishing light and ventilation from adjacent room in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 3 Mar 2020Violation dismissed 23 Aug 2020Doors and windows§ 300
Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner
Issued 5 Jun 2019Violation closed 6 Jan 2020§ 27-2056.7
File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wall erected from floor to ceiling with door frame and door attached subdivided the room into two in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 31 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 5 Jan 2020Doors and windows§ 300
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the kitchen, 3rd story at west
Issued 31 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 6 Nov 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 3rd story at west
Issued 31 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 31 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 31 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 31 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
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 = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 31 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 31 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Replace with new the missing one baluster at public hall stairs, 1st story
Issued 31 May 2019Violation closed 8 Aug 2019Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of doorway sealed with sheetrock in the 1st room from east, 2nd story
Issued 4 Oct 2012Violation dismissed 24 Jan 2013§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the west wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 19 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 19 Dec 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 11 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperable, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 11 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Discontinue the unlawful use as separately occupied sleeping rooms or, provide unobstructed access to each required means of egress from within the apartment instead of from public hall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 11 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2078
Abate the nuisance consisting of the alteration made by closing off west opening to the east - 2 room diminishes the light and ventilation to this interior room contrary to secs. 27-2057 and 27-2060 of the hmc and sec. 214 of the mdl in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation dismissed 11 Dec 2012§ 27-2005 +1
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 = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 1; missing stops. in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation closed 2 Dec 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
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) 1st door frame from west at north wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 2nd window frame from south at west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Oct 2012Lead 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) 2nd window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Oct 2012Lead 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 in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Oct 2012Lead 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 north at east wall, north wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south
Issued 31 Aug 2012Violation closed 16 Oct 2012Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
36 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.
No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.
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.
- 20241 eviction
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.
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 8 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 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)
- 2020No infested units reported (2018 report)
- 2020No infested units reported (2018 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.
Owner of record and managing agent
656 SENECA GARDEN, LLC
Public records list 656 SENECA GARDEN, LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 9 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
656 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 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.
- 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.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (4), pests (3) and lead paint (1).
On 2 Feb 2023. 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.
City marshals carried out 1 residential eviction here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
BBL 4034520028 · Block 3452, Lot 28 · Building class S5