679-81 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up with stores · 6 apartments
No open housing violations.
- Tenant reviews
- None yetLived here? Reviews open soon.
- 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 2 | 1 |
Plus 24 violations from 2016 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Doors and windows 1
- Fire and safety equipment 1
- Walls and ceilings 1
- Inspector last found a problem
- 13 May 2026 (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
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 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 filingThis 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 violationNothing open. 37 violations in the record, all of them closed.
27 closed violations, plus 10 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.
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 13 May 2026Violation dismissed 2 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color west and east walls in the private hallway, 3rd story at north
Issued 13 May 2026Violation dismissed 1 Sept 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Refit door in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 13 May 2026Violation dismissed 1 Sept 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water exceeding 130 deg f in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 19 Nov 2018Violation closed 4 Jan 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story
Issued 7 Apr 2018Violation closed 31 May 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Abate the nuisance consisting of mice at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 23 Mar 2018Violation closed 31 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in uniform color the ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 23 Mar 2018Violation closed 31 May 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Remove all encumbrances consisting of gabage cans at public hall, 2nd story
Issued 24 Aug 2017Violation closed 31 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005
Remove all encumbrances consisting of a bicycle chained to the hand rail at public hall, 1st story
Issued 24 Aug 2017Violation closed 31 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005
Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock at the vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 24 Aug 2017Violation closed 31 May 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 2 Jan 2017Violation closed 31 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 2 Jan 2017Violation closed 31 May 2018Pests§ 27-2018
Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock at door at vestibule
Issued 24 Dec 2016Violation closed 31 May 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 24 Dec 2016Violation closed 31 May 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 24 Dec 2016Violation closed 31 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Dec 2016Violation closed 31 May 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 2 Jan 2017Violation closed 11 Apr 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 2 Jan 2017Violation dismissed 19 Sept 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 24 Dec 2016Violation dismissed 19 Sept 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Properly repair the broken or defective bell buzzer system at the entrance door to building, 1st story
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation dismissed 13 Nov 2016Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulk at the seam between countertop and wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation closed 12 Nov 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective sink base cabinet in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation closed 12 Nov 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation closed 12 Nov 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tile throughout in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation closed 12 Nov 2016Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in uniform color all walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation closed 12 Nov 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation closed 12 Nov 2016Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Aug 2016Violation closed 12 Nov 2016Pests§ 27-2018
37 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.
14 complaints in three years, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
- Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
- Noise1 / 2
- Fire and safety equipment2 / 2
- Electrical1 / 1
- Entry, buzzer and mail1 / 1
- Floors and stairs1 / 1
- Heat and hot water1 / 1
- Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
- Pests1 / 1
- Construction and illegal work1 / 1
- Doors and windows1 / 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.
3 cases, all closed.
Comprehensive
Opened 21 May 2018
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 1 Mar 2017
Tenant Action
Opened 17 Jan 2017
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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- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 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
679 SENECA LLC
Public records list 679 SENECA LLC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 22 Aug 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
679-81 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.
- 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.
- 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 doors and windows (1), fire and safety equipment (1) and walls and ceilings (1).
On 13 May 2026. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It 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.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 1 day, and HPD issued 0 heat violations.
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.
BBL 4034550006 · Block 3455, Lot 6 · Building class S9