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659 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 3 open in all.

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Open violations
31 · 2
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 29 violations before that, the first in 2001.

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Open per apartment
0.5 (3 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
12 Jul 2014 (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 hazardous1 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.

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system at 1st story public hall

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Notice certified late 7 May 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous2 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 treads and risers at stair at building rear

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Notice certified late 7 May 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing handrail at stair at building rear

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Notice certified late 7 May 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

26 closed violations, plus 12 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.

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 12 Jul 2014Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Electrical§ 27-2039

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

    2 issued 5 Sept 2013 to 15 Dec 2013Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 15 Dec 2013Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 15 Dec 2013Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl... in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 15 Dec 2013Violation closed 7 Feb 2018§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 5 Sept 2013Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 5 Sept 2013Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 5 Sept 2013Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate.., 2nd story

    Issued 5 Sept 2013Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +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 100 watts minimum required

    Issued 25 May 2012Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Rearrange television and/or radio antenna to be at least 10 feet above roof and not attached to any fire escape or soil or vent line at roof throughtout

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 62

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

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cement exterior walls at building rear

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock at rear metal gate in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding ceiling at ceallr rear

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pot at all stories balcony

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide wire mesh below skylight at 3rd story public hall

    Issued 16 Jul 2008Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective cabinet door in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 21 Apr 2006Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic wall tile south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 26 Sept 2001Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate kitchen in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Sept 2001Violation closed 7 Feb 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +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 ***minimum 100 watts of incandescent light required**

    Issued 13 Mar 2013Violation closed 6 Jun 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

41 violations on record in total, 3 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.

7 complaints in three years, 5 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
  • Doors and windows1 / 1
  • Electrical1 / 1
  • Floors and stairs1 / 1
  • Mold and damp1 / 1
  • Pests1 / 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.

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)
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  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 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)

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

    JOEL STAUBER

    Public records list JOEL STAUBER as the registered managing agent for this address as of 11 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

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

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  • Owner of record

    SANACA PARTNERS LLC

    Public records list SANACA PARTNERS LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 11 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 one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There was 1 mould complaint 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 was 1 pest complaint here in the last twelve months. 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. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  5. 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 4034540006 · Block 3454, Lot 6 · Building class C2