1870 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1911 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
4 immediately hazardous violations open. 22 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 224 · 10 · 8
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 8 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 1 violation from 2016 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 16
- Floors and stairs 7
- Doors and windows 6
- Open per apartment
- 3.7 (22 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 5 Oct 2025 (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
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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
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 4 days.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 4 | 7 | 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 filingThe 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 violationImmediately 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 mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2025Invalid certification 20 Jul 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2025Invalid certification 20 Jul 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2025Notice sent out 13 Jul 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 19 May 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 19 May 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Hazardous10 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 18 Sept 2025Notice sent out 18 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 18 Sept 2025Notice sent out 18 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2
Replace with new the missing saddle in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 10 Sept 2025Notice sent out 11 Sept 2025§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at bulkhead door at 1st public hall bulkhead from east
Issued 10 Sept 2025Notice sent out 11 Sept 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective bell buzzer return from building front to north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 10 Sept 2025Notice sent out 11 Sept 2025Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl tiles at floor in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 3 Sept 2025Notice sent out 3 Sept 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl tiles at floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at east
Issued 3 Sept 2025Notice sent out 3 Sept 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 19 May 2024Invalid certification 24 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective door in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 19 May 2024Invalid certification 24 Jun 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east
Issued 19 May 2024Invalid certification 24 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Non-hazardous8 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.
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective inoperative bell, return buzzer in the entrance, 3rd story at east
Issued 5 Oct 2025Notice sent out 5 Oct 2025Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
×2Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at east wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east
2 issued 3 Sept 2025 to 5 Oct 2025Notice sent outWalls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east
Issued 18 Sept 2025Notice sent out 18 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash at 2nd window at south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east
Issued 3 Sept 2025Notice sent out 3 Sept 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at floor at public hall, 1st story
Issued 3 Sept 2025Notice sent out 3 Sept 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 11 Jul 2025Notice sent out 13 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east
Issued 19 May 2024Invalid certification 11 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
22 closed violations, plus 5 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective not h.p.d approved door in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 10 Sept 2025Violation closed 9 Apr 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Remove the illegal fastening consisting of self lockable locking device installed at bulkhead door, 3rd story
Issued 18 Sept 2025Violation closed 4 Mar 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door at 1st public hall bulkhead from east
Issued 10 Sept 2025Violation closed 4 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Remove the illegal fastening hook and eye installed at bulkhead door at 1st public hall bulkhead from east
Issued 10 Sept 2025Violation closed 4 Mar 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set at 1st public hall bulkhead from east
Issued 10 Sept 2025Violation closed 4 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at bulkhead door at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 5 Oct 2025Violation closed 4 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at bulkhead door, 3rd story
Issued 18 Sept 2025Violation closed 28 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly secure the loose wood kitchen cabinet at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective spring balance at lower sash window east2 leading to fire escape in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 11 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 11 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at public hall stairs, 3rd story
Issued 11 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling at public hall stairs, 3rd story
Issued 11 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2013
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 20 square feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east
Issued 19 May 2024Violation dismissed 4 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at east
Issued 19 May 2024Violation dismissed 14 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at bulkhead at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 15 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 11 May 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Remove the illegal fastening two eye being capable of padlock installed at bulkhead door at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 15 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 11 May 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation dismissed 23 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 3rd story at east
Issued 2 Dec 2022Violation closed 15 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective... in the entrance, 3rd story at east
Issued 28 Nov 2022Violation closed 15 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
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 dismissed 22 Feb 2022Electrical§ 27-2040
49 violations on record in total, 22 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.
45 complaints in three years, 19 of them in the last twelve months.
- Doors and windows6 / 9
- Entry, buzzer and mail3 / 8
- Floors and stairs2 / 8
- Heat and hot water7 / 7
- Leaks and plumbing0 / 5
- Electrical1 / 3
- Pests0 / 2
- Construction and illegal work0 / 2
- Appliances0 / 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.
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 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.
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
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- 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2017 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
1870 MADISON STREET CORP
Public records list 1870 MADISON STREET CORP as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 26 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
1870 Madison Street, 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.
- 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.
- There were 7 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
- The city recorded 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2024, 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.
- 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.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 22 open housing violations: 4 immediately hazardous, 10 hazardous and 8 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (16), floors and stairs (7) and doors and windows (6).
On 5 Oct 2025. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 4 days, 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 4034710018 · Block 3471, Lot 18 · Building class C2