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1659 Summerfield Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

4 immediately hazardous violations open. 31 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 70 violations before that, the first in 2008.

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Open per apartment
5.2 (31 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
22 Nov 2017 (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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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.

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 hazardous4 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.

  • 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) west wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Lead 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) 1st closet from west at north wall wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Replace with new the missing radiator in the 1st room from east at north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • 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) west wall in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 2 Feb 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous18 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 the south wall, ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 26 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 26 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective spring balance at lower window sash at east one window in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 26 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of capping the steam line valve in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 6 Apr 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 6 Apr 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 6 Apr 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing radiator in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 6 Apr 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes at building rear, 2nd story

    Issued 23 Feb 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Fire 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.. at front areaway, 1st story

    Issued 7 Aug 2009First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Electrical§ 27-2040

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

    Issued 10 Nov 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 10 Nov 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercom system in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 10 Nov 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective marble saddle in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 2 Feb 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous9 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 1st door frame from north at east wall, baseboard at west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • 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 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from north at east wall, 2nd window frame from east at south wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at west

    Issued 10 Dec 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 1st room from east at south, the 2nd room from east, the foyer, the 1st room from east at north, the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 26 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Refit door in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 18 Nov 2010First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from east at south wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at west

    Issued 2 Feb 2008Not complied with 22 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drop ceiling in the 1st room from east at north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 2 Feb 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drop ceiling in the 1st room from east at south, 3rd story at east

    Issued 2 Feb 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration erected wall, consisting studs/ sheetrock creating an additional room in the 1st room from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 5 Jan 2008First no access to re- inspect violation 29 Sept 2011Walls and ceilings§ 300

39 closed violations, plus 12 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.

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes airconditioner protruding beyond window sill at 3rd story balcony builidng front at fire escape

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective brick wall, with cracks, at all stories, building front

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose electrical light switch cove at east wall in the 4th room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • 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 = 4; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective rotten wood floor in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at approximately 2sqft ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Remove the illegal fastening key operated lock at door to room with fire escape in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove the illegal fastening key operated lock at door to room with fire escape in the 1st room from east at north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing safety chain in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at ceiling and all walls at public hall and public hall stairs at all stories

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2013

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

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective connection at wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and all walls in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation dismissed 8 Mar 2018Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • 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, west wall in the 2nd room from east at south, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation closed 4 Feb 2018Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Properly secure the loose marble stair tread at floor landing 2nd story at public hall stairs

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing handrail at stair leadiong to south yard at public hall stairs

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) throughout the public areas in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. at public hall stairs

    Issued 22 Nov 2017Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bath tub in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation at bath tub in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash window in the 1st room from east at north, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin bedbug in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective door of wall mounted cabinet in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash window in the bathroom, 1st story at south

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 27 Jan 2009Violation closed 17 Dec 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

82 violations on record in total, 31 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.

No complaints from this building in the last three years. Worth knowing what that does and does not mean: tenants who expect nothing to happen often stop calling.

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.

9 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 21 Jan 2009

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 20 Jan 2009

  • Comp Supplemental Cases

    Opened 12 Apr 2007

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 14 Feb 2007

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 10 Aug 2006

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 28 Apr 2006

  • Comp Supplemental Cases

    Opened 28 Mar 2006

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 28 Dec 2005

  • Heat Supplemental Cases

    Opened date not recorded

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
  • 20171 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
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2018 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.

  • Owner of record and managing agent

    SI YUAN INC

    Public records list SI YUAN INC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 26 Aug 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

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 4 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. The city recorded 2 mould violations here, most recently in 2017, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. 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. This building dates from 1931 and has 3 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 4035540069 · Block 3554, Lot 69 · Building class C2