16-24 Hancock Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
23 open violations, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 2322 · 1
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
None issued since 2022. 30 violations before that, the first in 2014.
See every violation- Open per apartment
- 3.8 (23 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 25 Jul 2018 (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.
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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.
| 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 filingThe 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 violationHazardous22 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair the broken or defective door lock in the bathroom, 2nd story at east
Issued 25 Jul 2018Notice sent out 29 Jul 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east
Issued 25 Jul 2018Notice sent out 29 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, 2nd story at east
Issued 25 Jul 2018Notice sent out 29 Jul 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective reglaze bathtub with enamel paint in the bathroom, 2nd story at east
Issued 25 Jul 2018Notice sent out 30 Jul 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Replace with new the missing ceramic door saddle in the bathroom, 2nd story at east
Issued 25 Jul 2018Notice sent out 29 Jul 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at west
Issued 25 Oct 2017Not complied with 3 Jan 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Replace with new the broken or defective refrigerator door gasket in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Appliances§ 27-2005
Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in at sink waste line in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic wall and floor tiles in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective buzzer / intercom system in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
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Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color north wall in the 1st room from north at east, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and walls in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Pests§ 27-2018
Abate the nuisance consisting of porcelain erosion at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector which is missing in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 1st room from north at east, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Replace with new the broken or defective base cabinet at sink in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires east wall in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Electrical§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective oven burner at gas range in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Appliances§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective window sashes throughout in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice certified late 10 Apr 2014Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Non-hazardous1 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 ceiling in the 1st room from north at east, 1st story
Issued 4 Feb 2014Notice sent out 5 Feb 2014Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
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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.
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east
Issued 30 May 2018Violation dismissed 16 Sept 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 2nd story at east
Issued 30 May 2018Violation dismissed 16 Sept 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east
Issued 30 May 2018Violation dismissed 16 Sept 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
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 west at north wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west
Issued 25 Oct 2017Violation closed 23 Aug 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
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 = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation dismissed 11 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective slopng floor approx. 4 inches out of plumb in the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 25 Oct 2017Violation closed 3 Jan 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom, the kitchen, 2nd story at west
Issued 25 Oct 2017Violation closed 3 Jan 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
37 violations on record in total, 23 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.
1 complaint in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Construction and illegal work0 / 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.
2 cases, all closed.
Tenant Action
Opened 5 Jun 2018
Tenant Action
Opened 13 Oct 2017
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.
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
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- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
- 2020No infested units reported (2018 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2017 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.
Registered managing agent
JANUSZ POGORZELSKI
Public records list JANUSZ POGORZELSKI as the registered managing agent for this address as of 25 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
PROSPECTIVE 1624 LLC
Public records list PROSPECTIVE 1624 LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 25 Sept 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
16-24 Hancock 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 has 22 open hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern and what has been done since.
- 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.
- 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 23 open housing violations: 0 immediately hazardous, 22 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
On 25 Jul 2018. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
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 4035490023 · Block 3549, Lot 23 · Building class C2