1642 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
6 immediately hazardous violations open. 9 open in all.
- Tenant reviews
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- Open violations
- 96 · 3
- 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 5 | 0 |
Plus 7 violations from 1989 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 3
- Pests 2
- Open per apartment
- 1.5 (9 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 7 Feb 2026 (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
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 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 hazardous6 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 west
Issued 7 Feb 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 8 Feb 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 7 Feb 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 8 Feb 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at west
Issued 7 Feb 2026Notice sent out 8 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
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 near mailbox at public hall, 1st story
Issued 26 Mar 2018Notice sent out 26 Mar 2018Heat 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, 1st story
Issued 18 Nov 2017Notice sent out 19 Nov 2017Heat 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 at or near mail boxes at public hall, 1st story
Issued 1 Nov 2017Notice sent out 2 Nov 2017Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous3 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 7 Feb 2026Notice sent out 8 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceiling with fire retardant materials, vestibule, 1st story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice sent out 26 Jan 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceiling at vestibule, 1st story
Issued 18 Nov 2017Notice sent out 19 Nov 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices39 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.
×6File 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.
6 issued 15 Apr 2021 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
×9Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
9 issued 5 Dec 2017 to 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107
×3Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
3 issued 1 Nov 2017 to 23 Dec 2020Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2104
×3Post, 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
3 issued 1 Nov 2017 to 23 Dec 2020Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2005
×3Post 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. at public hall, 1st story
3 issued 1 Nov 2017 to 23 Dec 2020Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 26-1103
×2Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box.. at public hall, 1st story
2 issued 26 Mar 2018 to 23 Dec 2020Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2045
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor.. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 23 Dec 2020Notice sent out 23 Dec 2020Paperwork and notices§ 329
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.
Issued 23 Dec 2020Notice sent out 23 Dec 2020Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
×2Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story
2 issued 1 Nov 2017 to 26 Mar 2018Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame readily accessible for signature, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at near mailbox at public hall, 1st story
Issued 26 Mar 2018Notice sent out 26 Mar 2018Paperwork and notices§ 329
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Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box, 1st story
Issued 18 Nov 2017Notice sent out 19 Nov 2017Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
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 18 Nov 2017Notice sent out 19 Nov 2017Paperwork 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 18 Nov 2017Notice sent out 19 Nov 2017Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling., 1st story
Issued 18 Nov 2017Notice sent out 19 Nov 2017Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor... at public hall, 1st story
Issued 1 Nov 2017Notice sent out 2 Nov 2017Paperwork and notices§ 329
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box... at public hall, 1st story
Issued 1 Nov 2017Notice sent out 2 Nov 2017Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
×2Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code § 27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
2 issued 16 Oct 2015 to 22 Nov 2016Info notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2107
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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.
Remove device preventing door from being self-closing consisting of foot-operated door stopper at building front entrance door, 1st story
Issued 7 Feb 2026Violation closed 16 Apr 2026Fire 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 50 watts incandescent minimum required not on at night inspection.
Issued 3 Nov 1989Violation closed 9 Dec 2013Electrical§ D26-19.07
Provide adequate light of not less than 60 watts incandescent or equivalent illumination 3 sty pub hall night inspection.
Issued 3 Nov 1989Violation closed 9 Dec 2013Electrical§ 27-2039
51 violations on record in total, 48 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.
2 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water1 / 1
- Pests1 / 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.
No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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.
The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2015 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.
Owner of record and managing agent
PABOU REAL ESTATE HOLDING CORP
Public records list PABOU REAL ESTATE HOLDING CORP as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 29 Jul 2014. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
1642 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 6 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.
- The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
- 39 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. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
- 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 9 open housing violations: 6 immediately hazardous, 3 hazardous and 0 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 (3) and pests (2).
On 7 Feb 2026. 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.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 1 day, 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.
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