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59-05 70 Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 13 open in all.

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Open violations
132 · 9 · 2
Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202500
2026 so far11

Plus 13 violations from 1999 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Heat and hot water 1
  • Walls and ceilings 1
Open per apartment
2.2 (13 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
24 Aug 2026 (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

This 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 violation

Immediately hazardous2 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.

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked from public hall at cellar

    Issued 29 Nov 2014Notice sent out 30 Nov 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • 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 1 sty pub hall and on boiler room door.

    Issued 20 Jan 1999Not complied with 1 Jul 2007Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

Hazardous9 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Replace with new the missing escutcheon plate at steam riser at ceiling and at floor in the 5th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 23 Aug 2026Civ14 mailed 5 Oct 2026Heat and hot water§ 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 Mar 2015Notice sent out 2 Mar 2015Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Replace with new the missing wire glass at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 29 Nov 2014Notice sent out 30 Nov 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color water damaged ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 3 Jul 2011Not complied with 16 Oct 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective window glass bottom sash in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Apr 2007First no access to re- inspect violation 23 Jul 2007Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Apr 2007First no access to re- inspect violation 23 Jul 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell buzzer system through out in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Apr 2007First no access to re- inspect violation 23 Jul 2007Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective paving cellar center.

    Issued 20 Jan 1999Not complied with 1 Jul 2007§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening 3 sty pub hall bulkhead.

    Issued 20 Jan 1999Not complied with 1 Jul 2007§ 27-2005 +1

Non-hazardous2 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 24 Aug 2026Notice sent out 27 Aug 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 3 Jul 2011Notice certified late 25 Oct 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices3 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.

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd., 1st story

    Issued 24 Aug 2026Notice sent out 27 Aug 2026Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building., 1st story

    Issued 24 Aug 2026Notice sent out 27 Aug 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing 1 sty pub hall.

    Issued 20 Jan 1999Not complied with 1 Jul 2007Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

2 closed violations, plus 8 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.

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 29 Nov 2014Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods front yard

    Issued 1 Mar 2015Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

26 violations on record in total, 16 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.

6 complaints in three years, 5 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Electrical2 / 2
  • Doors and windows1 / 1
  • Floors and stairs1 / 1
  • Mold and damp1 / 1
  • Pests0 / 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.

3 cases, all closed.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 15 Apr 2015

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 7 Jan 2015

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 19 Dec 2007

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.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 3 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 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

    CLAY YUSTER

    Public records list CLAY YUSTER as the registered managing agent for this address as of 19 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    5905 70TH AVE LLC

    Public records list 5905 70TH AVE LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 19 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 2 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. There was 1 mould complaint here in the last twelve months. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. 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.
  4. 3 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
  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 4035070001 · Block 3507, Lot 1 · Building class C2