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1659 Cornelia Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

7 immediately hazardous violations open. 12 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
127 · 5
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
202595
2026 so far00

Plus 63 violations from 2002 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Mold and damp 4
  • Walls and ceilings 4
  • Floors and stairs 2
Open per apartment
2 (12 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
25 Jun 2025 (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

Immediately hazardous7 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 in entrance door in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Notice sent out 4 Aug 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 31 Jan 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 31 Jan 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Notice of issuance sent to tenant 28 Jul 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective secondary egress door in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Notice sent out 4 Aug 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +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) north wall, west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Apr 2018Not complied with 25 Jul 2019Lead 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) ceiling, east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 26 Aug 2007Not complied with 25 Jul 2019Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous5 open

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

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... 10 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2025First no access to re- inspect violation 9 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... 10 sq ft at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2025First no access to re- inspect violation 9 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Notice sent out 4 Aug 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace the broken or defective sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Notice sent out 4 Aug 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Notice sent out 4 Aug 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

65 closed violations, plus 10 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 the broken or defective sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the private hallway, the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 1 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 21 Sept 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 5 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 21 Sept 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 25 Jun 2025Violation closed 7 Aug 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Apr 2018Violation dismissed 4 Aug 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at the light fixture at the ceiling in the private hallway, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures outlet at the north wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor around radiator in the 5th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace with new the broken or defective electrical outlet at east wall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective door frame of seconday egress door in the 5th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at lower window sash in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing ceiling light fixture in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Jun 2012Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door jamb in the 5th room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Jun 2012Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 13 Jun 2012Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate... in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Jun 2012Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 30 Jan 2012Violation dismissed 5 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 17 Oct 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 7 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • ×2Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    2 issued 1 Jul 2021 to 7 Jul 2021Violation dismissedPests§ 27-2017.4

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s).. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 7 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Properly repair the broken or defective latch at fire escape window in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 1 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors building entrance at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 1 Jul 2021Violation closed 18 Aug 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 2nd story

    Issued 9 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 12 Apr 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story

    Issued 9 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 12 Apr 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 9 Jan 2021Violation dismissed 12 Apr 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors secondary egress door in the 5th room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Violation closed 2 Apr 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane at the entrance door in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 29 Jan 2021Violation closed 24 Feb 2021Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective celotex tiles at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 27 Jan 2021Violation closed 24 Feb 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 19 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 7 Jan 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the private hallway, 2nd story at north

    Issued 19 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 7 Jan 2021Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 19 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 7 Jan 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 19 Oct 2020Violation dismissed 7 Jan 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at south & east walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Sept 2020Violation dismissed 20 Dec 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Discontunue unlawful use of kitchen for sleeping purposes... in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 10 Dec 2019§ 27-2076

  • 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) south wall in the 1st room from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 26 Aug 2007Violation closed 27 Oct 2019Lead 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) south wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 26 Aug 2007Violation closed 27 Oct 2019Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Violation closed 25 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors secondary egress door in the 5th room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 25 Jul 2019Violation closed 25 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Apr 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell/buzzer intercom system in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Apr 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2019Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Apr 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2019Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of offensive odor emanating from cellar into public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Apr 2015Violation closed 25 Jul 2019§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Jun 2012Violation closed 25 Jul 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric outlet at south wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 13 Jun 2012Violation closed 25 Jul 2019Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 30 Jan 2012Violation closed 25 Jul 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 30 Jan 2012Violation closed 25 Jul 2019Pests§ 27-2018

  • 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 = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 19 Apr 2018Violation closed 20 Jun 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls and ceiling in 2nd room from east and in the private hallway, 3rd story

    Issued 2 Apr 2015Violation dismissed 21 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation heat riser in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 2 Apr 2015Violation dismissed 21 Jul 2015Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Apr 2015Violation dismissed 21 Jul 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose electric outlet at east wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 2 Apr 2015Violation dismissed 21 Jul 2015Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling and north wall in the 4th room from east, 3rd story

    Issued 2 Apr 2015Violation dismissed 21 Jul 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • 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 13 May 2002Violation dismissed 1 Sept 2014Electrical§ 27-2040

87 violations on record in total, 12 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.

26 complaints in three years, 3 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests1 / 8
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 3
  • Doors and windows0 / 3
  • Floors and stairs0 / 3
  • Mold and damp1 / 3
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 2
  • Heat and hot water0 / 1
  • Appliances0 / 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.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 29 Mar 2021

  • Tenant Action/Harassment

    Opened 2 Feb 2021

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 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

    AVNER SKOCZYLAS

    Public records list AVNER SKOCZYLAS as the registered managing agent for this address as of 13 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (3 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    1659 OWNER LLC

    Public records list 1659 OWNER LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 13 Aug 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 currently has 7 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 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.
  3. There was 1 pest complaint here in the last twelve months. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). 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. 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.
  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 4035460082 · Block 3546, Lot 82 · Building class C2