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1636 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

9 open violations, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
99
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 36 violations before that, the first in 2000.

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Open per apartment
1.5 (9 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
27 Aug 2007 (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

Hazardous9 open

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

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

    Issued 20 Jul 2005Notice certified late 23 Oct 2005Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 20 Jul 2005Notice certified late 23 Oct 2005Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2005Notice sent out 15 May 2005Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2005Notice sent out 15 May 2005Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 12 May 2005Notice sent out 15 May 2005Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2005Notice sent out 15 May 2005Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2005Notice sent out 15 May 2005Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and east wall in the private hallway, 1st story

    Issued 12 May 2005Notice sent out 15 May 2005Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor near bathroom in the private hallway, 1st story

    Issued 12 May 2005Notice sent out 15 May 2005Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

27 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.

  • Replace with new the broken or defective wood door in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective gaskit at refrigerator door in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Appliances§ 27-2005

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in at wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015§ 27-2026

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls all stories at public hall

    Issued 27 Aug 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell & return buzzer system in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 5 Jan 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 5 Jan 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 5 Jan 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 5 Jan 2007Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin (mice) in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 24 Nov 2006Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 24 Nov 2006Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 5 May 2006Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Replace with new the missing shut-off knob at radiator in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 31 Mar 2005Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lower sash window in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 31 Mar 2005Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    2 issued 17 Oct 2003 to 31 Mar 2005Violation closedPests§ 27-2018

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    2 issued 17 Oct 2003 to 31 Mar 2005Violation closedPests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Jan 2004Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of concealed water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Jan 2004Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mold and mildew ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 25 Aug 2000Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 25 Aug 2000Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 25 Aug 2000Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing tenant arllio leonids in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 25 Aug 2000Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 25 Aug 2000Violation closed 29 Jul 2015§ 27-2026

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 25 Aug 2000Violation closed 29 Jul 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

38 violations on record in total, 9 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 / 1
  • Noise0 / 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.

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.

  • 20251 eviction

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 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 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

    PETER CANNOVA

    Public records list PETER CANNOVA as the registered managing agent for this address as of 22 Dec 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    1636 MADISON STREET LLC

    Public records list 1636 MADISON STREET LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 22 Dec 2025. 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 has 9 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
  2. There is 1 open mould violation on record. 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. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  5. 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 4035450029 · Block 3545, Lot 29 · Building class C2