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1720 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

4 immediately hazardous violations open. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
44
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
2023200
202440
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 52 violations from 2015 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 9
  • Walls and ceilings 7
  • Appliances 2
Open per apartment
0.7 (4 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
8 Feb 2024 (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

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 hazardous4 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.

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

    Issued 6 Sept 2023First no access to re- inspect violation 2 Sept 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    2 issued 9 May 2021 to 10 May 2021Defect letter issuedPests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Defect letter issued 2 Sept 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

72 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective ''hinge'', secondary egress door to public hall in the 5th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Feb 2024Violation closed 2 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective secondary door leading to public hall in the 5th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 21 Jun 2023Violation closed 2 Sept 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation closed 25 Jul 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2

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

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation closed 21 Jul 2026Lead 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, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 5th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation closed 21 Jul 2026Lead 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) south wall, west wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation closed 21 Jul 2026Lead 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) south wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation closed 21 Jul 2026Lead 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) ceiling, 1st closet from east at south wall ceiling, 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, 1st closet from east at south wall wall, south wall, east wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation closed 21 Jul 2026Lead 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) south wall, east wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation closed 21 Jul 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures gas range in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 6 Sept 2023Violation closed 10 May 2024Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed at door to room that leads to the secondary egress door in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Feb 2024Violation dismissed 29 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed at door to room that leads to the secondary egress door in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Feb 2024Violation dismissed 29 Apr 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 1 Feb 2024Violation closed 29 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2023Violation closed 21 Feb 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • ×2Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west

    2 issued 6 Sept 2023 to 16 Oct 2023Violation closedWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2023Violation closed 1 Feb 2024Appliances§ 27-2070

  • ×2Provide sufficient, proper and separate metal receptacles for the deposit of garbage, rubbish and other waste material and arrange for collection and disposal of such material.

    2 issued 24 Jul 2023 to 6 Sept 2023Violation closedGarbage and cleanliness§ 27-2021

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the north and east walls in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation closed 1 Feb 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation closed 1 Feb 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east and north walls in the 4th private hallway from north, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation closed 1 Feb 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit bathroom entrance door in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation closed 1 Feb 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation closed 1 Feb 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 18 May 2021Violation closed 1 Feb 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation dismissed 9 Oct 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation dismissed 9 Oct 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2023Violation dismissed 9 Oct 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 21 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 9 Oct 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 30 Jun 2023Violation closed 2 Aug 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 19 Nov 2021Violation dismissed 16 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant materials at ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 18 May 2021Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

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

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective connection waste line under sink in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls & ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 1 Sept 2015Violation closed 16 Jun 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye installed at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Apr 2023Violation will be reinspected 11 Jun 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at apartment entrance in the entrance, 3rd story at north

    Issued 20 Nov 2021Violation closed 5 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the north wall, west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from north at east wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • 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 = 6; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 2nd door frame from north at east wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 5th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st door frame from east at south wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from south at west wall, 1st door from south at west wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from south at west wall in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from north at east wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from south at west wall, baseboard at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from north at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the private hallway, 2nd story at north

    Issued 10 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the 5th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Floors and stairs§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective upper wall cabinet in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 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 = 5; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation dismissed 22 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed at door leading to room with secondary egress door in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation dismissed 25 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective baluster at handrail at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 9 May 2021Violation closed 24 Jun 2021§ 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, 3rd story

    Issued 1 Dec 2020Violation dismissed 17 Feb 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors entrance door building, 1st story

    Issued 5 Oct 2017Violation dismissed 23 Jan 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 a minimum of 100 watts of incandescent light required. (light fixture present)

    Issued 23 May 2016Violation closed 24 Jul 2016Electrical§ 27-2040

83 violations on record in total, 4 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.

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

  • Cooking gas0 / 2
  • Heat and hot water0 / 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.

1 case, all closed.

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 13 Dec 2023

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 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

    TRUE MANAGEMENT

    Public records list TRUE MANAGEMENT as the registered managing agent for this address as of 28 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (5 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    BLUE FLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC C/O TRUE MGMT

    Public records list BLUE FLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC C/O TRUE MGMT as the owner of record for this address as of 28 Aug 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 4 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 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.
  3. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  4. 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 4034600019 · Block 3460, Lot 19 · Building class C2