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1706 Gates Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

17 immediately hazardous violations open. 25 open in all.

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Open violations
2517 · 5 · 3
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
2022212
202340
202400
202531
2026 so far00

Plus 56 violations from 2005 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 15
  • Heat and hot water 5
  • Walls and ceilings 4
Open per apartment
4.2 (25 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
5 Apr 2025 (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

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.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

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

Immediately hazardous17 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 = 5; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Sept 2022Notice sent out 2 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Sept 2022Notice sent out 2 Oct 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system locked door at boiler room

    Issued 29 Sept 2022Notice sent out 2 Oct 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 29 Sept 2022Notice sent out 2 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective boiler room door on the roof

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Notice sent out 24 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective... in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Notice sent out 24 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 1st story at north

    Issued 17 Aug 2022Notice sent out 17 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective boiler room at roof

    Issued 17 Aug 2022Notice sent out 22 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

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

    Issued 17 Aug 2022Notice of issuance sent to tenant 17 Aug 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Notice sent out 17 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

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  • 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) 1st window frame from east at south wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Defect letter issued 16 Jul 2015Lead 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) ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Defect letter issued 16 Jul 2015Lead 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) 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Defect letter issued 16 Jul 2015Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • ×2Correct 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 in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at west

    2 issued 28 Dec 2013 to 5 Jan 2014Defect letter issuedLead 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) 2nd window frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2013Defect letter issued 16 Jul 2015Lead 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) 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2013Defect letter issued 16 Jul 2015Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous5 open

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

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at east wall at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Not complied with 21 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s)... in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Sept 2022Notice sent out 2 Oct 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Notice sent out 24 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Notice sent out 24 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 17 Aug 2022Notice sent out 17 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous3 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.

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

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Not complied with 21 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit door at entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Sept 2022Notice sent out 2 Oct 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit bulkhead door

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Notice sent out 24 Aug 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005

62 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.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective wire glass lite at skylight at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Violation closed 8 Dec 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at utility room

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 30 Jun 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 21 Apr 2023Violation dismissed 3 Aug 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 21 Apr 2023Violation dismissed 3 Aug 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the south wall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 21 Apr 2023Violation dismissed 3 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at south wall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 21 Apr 2023Violation dismissed 3 Aug 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Violation closed 19 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective bulkhead door

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Violation closed 19 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

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

    Issued 17 Aug 2022Violation closed 19 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at bulkhead roof, 3rd story

    Issued 17 Aug 2022Violation closed 19 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

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

    Issued 11 Aug 2022Violation closed 19 Nov 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 24 Aug 2022Violation closed 18 Sept 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 17 Aug 2022Violation closed 11 Sept 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures. in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 14 Aug 2022Violation closed 8 Sept 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2024

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south wall in the 6th room from north at west, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 27 May 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 27 May 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 27 May 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at ceiling at bulkhead, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 27 May 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 27 May 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 25 May 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling at bulkhead, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 25 May 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 13 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 25 May 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    2 issued 16 Nov 2013 to 5 May 2015Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • ×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    2 issued 16 Nov 2013 to 5 May 2015Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • 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 a minimum of 100 watts of incandescent light required. (light fixture present)

    Issued 13 Oct 2014Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items and vehicle parts at all stories at public hall

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • ×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    2 issued 28 Dec 2013 to 5 Jan 2014Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    2 issued 28 Dec 2013 to 5 Jan 2014Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items etc at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Dec 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective lock assembly vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 28 Dec 2013Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 20 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 16 Jul 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • ×2Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    2 issued 20 Nov 2013 to 5 Jan 2014Violation closedHeat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 16 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling,east,north and south walls in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • ×2Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story

    2 issued 26 Jan 2011 to 16 Nov 2013Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items and automoble parts at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration suspended ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Nov 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • ×2Provide 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 ***minimum 100 watts of incandescent light required***

    2 issued 30 Nov 2011 to 15 Feb 2013Violation closedElectrical§ 27-2040

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of construction materials at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 26 Jan 2011Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2011Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2011Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 Jan 2011Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 12 Jul 2007Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • 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 required

    Issued 13 Oct 2006Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the stair, floors and landings at all stories, at public hall

    Issued 23 Jun 2005Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2011

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed wiring at north wall and ceiling at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 23 Jun 2005Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing saddle vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 23 Jun 2005Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceilings at all stories, at public hall

    Issued 23 Jun 2005Violation closed 16 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • 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 = 3; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Violation closed 5 Mar 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • 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 = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 4; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2013Violation closed 5 Mar 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 5 Jan 2014Violation closed 4 Feb 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in wasteline at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 28 Dec 2013Violation closed 14 Jan 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

94 violations on record in total, 25 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.

10 complaints in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Doors and windows1 / 2
  • Roof and outside the building0 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 2
  • Noise0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
  • Paperwork and notices0 / 1
  • Mold and damp0 / 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.

3 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 5 Oct 2022

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 15 Jan 2014

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 2 Mar 2011

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 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 5 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 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

    MOSHE BERGER

    Public records list MOSHE BERGER as the registered managing agent for this address as of 10 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    GATES APARTMENTS LLC

    Public records list GATES APARTMENTS LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 10 Oct 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

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 17 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. The city recorded 2 mould violations here, most recently in 2013, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. 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.
  4. This building dates from 1930 and has 7 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.
  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 4034530009 · Block 3453, Lot 9 · Building class C2