70-02 Forest Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up with stores · 6 apartments
20 immediately hazardous violations open. 59 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 5920 · 28 · 11
- 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 | 42 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 4 violations from 1999 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Walls and ceilings 14
- Fire and safety equipment 11
- Heat and hot water 5
- Open per apartment
- 9.8 (59 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 15 Jun 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
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.
Not open yet. Reviews open when this neighbourhood does.
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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 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 violationImmediately hazardous20 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 closet from south at west wall door, 1st closet from south at west wall door frame in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
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 east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Certification postponment granted 10 Jul 2025Lead 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) 1st window frame from west at north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Lead 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) 2nd window frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east at north, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Lead 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 west at north wall in the 1st room from east at north, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of explosed electrical wires at south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 29 Dec 2024Notice certified late 27 Jan 2025Electrical§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at south
Issued 29 Dec 2024Notice certified late 27 Jan 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
×2Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
2 issued 6 Nov 2024 to 7 Nov 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenantPests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges on door in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... more than 30 sqaure feet ceiling north south and west walls in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 7 Nov 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
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Remove the illegal fastening consisting of double cylinder lock installed on security gate leading to public hall 1st story
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024§ 27-2005 +1
×2Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
2 issued 6 Nov 2024 to 7 Nov 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenantPests§ 27-2017.4
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 missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective `hinges in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice sent out 14 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice of issuance sent to tenant 14 Oct 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the nuisance consisting of lockable slide bolt installed at bulkhead door
Issued 29 May 2019Not complied with 17 Jul 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder key operated lock on entrance door to apartment in the entrance, 2nd story
Issued 1 Jan 2001Notice sent out 7 Jan 2001Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Hazardous28 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower window sash counter balance at 2nd window from westat north in the 3rd room from east at north, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance lower sash of window in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective pilot light gas range in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Appliances§ 27-2005
×2Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the private hallway, 1st story at west
2 issued 13 Oct 2024 to 7 Nov 2024Notice sent outLeaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024§ 27-2026
Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical bx cables west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Electrical§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing escutcheon plate heat riser pipe in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet.. in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024§ 27-2026
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Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq.ft at ceiling south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west original violation 17402036 issued 06-nov-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 6 Nov 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 21 Jun 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots at balcony north stack building front at fire escape, 2nd story
Issued 6 Nov 2024Invalid certification 1 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the foyer, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the foyer, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
×2Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
2 issued 13 Oct 2024 to 6 Nov 2024Notice sent outFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color north wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the private hallway, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice sent out 14 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective window counterbalance lower sash in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice sent out 14 Oct 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice sent out 14 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective window counterbalance lower sash in the 3rd room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice sent out 14 Oct 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice sent out 14 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east and west walls in the 1st room from east, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Notice sent out 14 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective cement around breecher at chimney at boiler room.
Issued 13 Aug 1999Notice sent out 30 Aug 1999Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of skylight enclosed at north and south air shaft on roof.
Issued 13 Aug 1999Notice sent out 30 Aug 1999Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Non-hazardous11 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 radiator shut off valve in the kitchen, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from north at east wall in the 1st room from east at north, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the west wall in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at east
Issued 15 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing escutcheon plate heat riser pipe in the 4th room from east at south, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department east wall in the 2nd room from east at north, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective wood wall cabinets in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department east south and west walls in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the private hallway, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
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Replace with new the missing escutcheon plate heat riser pipe in the 4th room from east at north, 1st story at west
Issued 7 Nov 2024Notice sent out 7 Nov 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices4 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.
×2File 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.
2 issued 12 Jun 2025 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected
Issued 7 Nov 2024Invalid certification 18 Nov 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
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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 visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet at ceiling and south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west original violation 17344983 issued 13-oct-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 13 Oct 2024Violation dismissed 13 May 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen, 1st story at south
Issued 29 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 9 Apr 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq.ft at ceiling south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 6 Nov 2024Violation closed 6 Mar 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet at ceiling and south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 13 Oct 2024Violation closed 11 Feb 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of flower pots at 2nd story balcony 1st stack from east at north building front at fire escape
Issued 7 Nov 2024Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical light fixture ceiling at public hall, 1st story
Issued 7 Nov 2024Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2025Electrical§ 27-2005
79 violations on record in total, 63 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.
27 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Mold and damp0 / 6
- Pests0 / 5
- Doors and windows0 / 5
- Appliances0 / 2
- Walls and ceilings0 / 2
- Heat and hot water0 / 1
- Lead paint0 / 1
- Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
- Electrical0 / 1
- Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
- Fire and safety equipment0 / 1
- Floors and stairs0 / 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.
2 cases, all closed.
Tenant Action/Harassment
Opened 18 Nov 2024No harassment found
Tenant Action/Harassment
Opened 10 Oct 2024
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 permit currently in force. 1 permit filed in the last five years.
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General Construction
Installation of a non-combustible arbor/trellis in the side yard: removal of the roof paneling, removal of the window and metal wall panels, installation of the additional trellis supports on existing concrete slab.
Issued 28 Dec 2023Expired 6 Jul 2024
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.
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
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- 2021No infested units reported (2019 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
VIOREL FERA
Public records list VIOREL FERA as the owner of record for this address as of 12 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Other buildings listed under this owner (1 in the records we hold)
- 808 Seneca Avenue12 open violations · no reviews yet
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What to ask at the viewing
70-02 Forest 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.
- The city currently has 20 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 are 2 open mould violations on record. 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 2024). 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.
- This building dates from 1930 and has 5 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.
- 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 59 open housing violations: 20 immediately hazardous, 28 hazardous and 11 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for walls and ceilings (14), fire and safety equipment (11) and heat and hot water (5).
On 15 Jun 2025. 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
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 4034760011 · Block 3476, Lot 11 · Building class S5