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1824 Gates Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

5 immediately hazardous violations open. 11 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 32 violations before that, the first in 1988.

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Open per apartment
1.8 (11 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
3 Aug 2017 (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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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.

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

The 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 violation

Immediately hazardous5 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.

  • 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 window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016First no access to re- inspect violation 14 Feb 2017Lead 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) north wall in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016First no access to re- inspect violation 14 Feb 2017Lead 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 wall cabinet from east at south wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016First no access to re- inspect violation 14 Feb 2017Lead 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 window frame from north at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016First no access to re- inspect violation 14 Feb 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 23 Nov 2012First no access to re- inspect violation 14 Feb 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous6 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 light fixture at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at west wall in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Electrical§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 3 Aug 2017Notice sent out 6 Aug 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices12 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • ×6File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    6 issued 15 Apr 2021 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • ×6Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    6 issued 15 Apr 2021 to 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107

21 closed violations, plus 2 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... app 8 sq ft at north wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, east wall, south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective and make operable lower sash at 2nd window from north at east in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective and make operable lower sash at 1st window from south at west in the 4th room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... approx 12 sq ft at north wall in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the north wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... app 18 sq ft at north wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from north at east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the north wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 9 Mar 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system...

    Issued 29 Nov 2012Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 29 Nov 2012Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 29 Nov 2012Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • 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 200 watts required fixture present lights not on at front areaway

    Issued 29 Jan 2002Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color 1 sty an apartment kitchen west & east walls., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Apr 1993Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak 1 sty an apartment bathroom ceiling er1., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Apr 1993Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color 1 sty an apartment bathroom walls., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Apr 1993Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color 1 sty an apartment bathroom ceiling., section '' ''

    Issued 16 Apr 1993Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination vestibule 1 sty pub hall night inspection.

    Issued 5 Apr 1988Violation closed 8 Feb 2017Electrical§ D26-19.05

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... appox 25 sq ft at east window frame and ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 21 Nov 2016Violation closed 15 Dec 2016Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 29 Nov 2012Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • 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 15 Feb 2013Violation dismissed 19 May 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

46 violations on record in total, 23 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.

2 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2

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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 4 Mar 2013

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

  • Alteration · Plumbing

    Issued 11 Dec 2022Expired 26 Oct 2023

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.

No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Oct 2020 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Registered managing agent

    PETER SCIBILIA

    Public records list PETER SCIBILIA as the registered managing agent for this address as of 8 Sept 2019. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    GIUSEPPE SCIBILIA

    Public records list GIUSEPPE SCIBILIA as the owner of record for this address as of 8 Sept 2019. 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 5 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 4 mould violations here, most recently in 2016, 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. This building dates from 1930 and has 4 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.
  4. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  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 4034550018 · Block 3455, Lot 18 · Building class C2