1648 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
11 immediately hazardous violations open. 40 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 4011 · 18 · 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 35 violations from 1982 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 6
- Walls and ceilings 3
- Lead paint 2
- Open per apartment
- 6.7 (40 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 8 Sept 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 hazardous11 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at fire door to celer at public hall, 1st story
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
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) baseboard at north wall in the private hallway, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 8 Sept 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice of issuance sent to tenant 8 Sept 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4
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 door frame from east at south wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to boiler room locked at cellar
Issued 4 Dec 2020Notice sent out 6 Dec 2020Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Arrange and make self-closing the doors at entrance, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice sent out 26 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the infestation consisting of mice, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice of issuance sent to tenant 26 Jan 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice of issuance sent to tenant 26 Jan 2020Pests§ 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 1st story publichall
Issued 10 Feb 2010Not complied with 2 Apr 2010Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
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Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to boiler room locked cellar
Issued 10 Feb 2010Not complied with 2 Apr 2010Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous18 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 defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 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 defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate at 2nd window from north at east in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 3rd story at east
Issued 4 Dec 2020Notice sent out 6 Dec 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 3rd story at east
Issued 4 Dec 2020Notice sent out 6 Dec 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector defectiive, 3rd story
Issued 17 Feb 2020Notice sent out 17 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... ceiling in the bathroom (approx. 15 sq ft), 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020First no access to re- inspect violation 13 Mar 2021Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate... south window in the east 1 room, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice sent out 26 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed on door, east 1 room leading to fire escape window, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice sent out 26 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice sent out 26 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
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Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Notice sent out 26 Jan 2020Fire 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 building
Issued 7 Sept 2016Notice sent out 8 Sept 2016Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010
Arrange and make self-closing the doors boiler room cellar.
Issued 12 Jun 1991Notice sent out 19 Aug 1991Fire 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 night inspection light fixture present not on r15.
Issued 2 Nov 1990Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Electrical§ 27-2040
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 100 watts.
Issued 2 Nov 1990Notice sent out 19 Nov 1990Electrical§ 27-2040
Properly repair the broken or defective light fixture 1 & 2 room from rear at southwest 1 sty an apartment.
Issued 14 May 1984Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008§ D26-10.01
Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice & roaches thruout 1 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 14 May 1984Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Pests§ D26-13.03
Properly secure the loose electrical wall outlet 2 room from front 1 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 14 May 1984Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Electrical§ D26-10.01
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.
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall, north wall in the private hallway, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from east, the foyer, the 1st room from east, the 5th room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Notice sent out 8 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story
Issued 17 Feb 2020Notice sent out 17 Feb 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south wall in the 5th room from north, 3rd story
Issued 17 Feb 2020Notice sent out 17 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and west wall in the private hallway, 3rd story
Issued 17 Feb 2020Notice sent out 17 Feb 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation metal cornice at roof front building
Issued 7 Sept 2016Notice sent out 8 Sept 2016Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005
Refit door pub hall bulkhead.
Issued 13 Jan 1987Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Doors and windows§ D26-10.01
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic wall tiles bathroom 1 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 14 May 1984Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls & clg of bathroom 1 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 14 May 1984Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ D26-12.01
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Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department clg of kitchen & 2 room from front 1 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 14 May 1984Notice sent out 23 Jun 2008Walls and ceilings§ D26-12.01
Paperwork and notices7 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
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd.
Issued 7 Sept 2016Notice sent out 8 Sept 2016Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
9 closed violations, plus 7 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.
Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 4, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 1 in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Violation dismissed 24 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass panel at lower sash of window at east wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Violation closed 8 Dec 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 8 Sept 2025Violation closed 8 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Arrange and make self-closing the doors to cellar at public hall, 1st story
Issued 17 Feb 2020Violation closed 27 Jan 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 4 Dec 2020Violation closed 5 Jan 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Arrange and make self-closing the doors at entrance, 3rd story
Issued 17 Feb 2020Violation closed 18 Dec 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water 155f at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 23 Jan 2020Violation closed 19 Feb 2020Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1
×2File certification of satisfactory installation of smoke detecting device in accordance with h.p.d. rules and regulations.
2 issued 20 Jan 1982 to 10 Feb 1983Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08 +1
63 violations on record in total, 47 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.
4 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Pests0 / 2
- Noise0 / 1
- Fire and safety equipment0 / 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.
1 case, all closed.
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 3 Mar 2010
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.
Owner of record
CHUI KAM KO
Public records list CHUI KAM KO as the owner of record for this address as of 26 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
1648 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 11 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 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.
- This building dates from 1931 and has 2 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.
- Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
- 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 40 open housing violations: 11 immediately hazardous, 18 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 fire and safety equipment (6), walls and ceilings (3) and lead paint (2).
On 8 Sept 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 4035450035 · Block 3545, Lot 35 · Building class C2