18-24 Centre Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
11 open violations, none immediately hazardous. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
- Tenant reviews
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- Open violations
- 119 · 2
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
None issued since 2022. 11 violations before that, the first in 1985.
See every violation- Open per apartment
- 1.8 (11 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 5 Sept 2008 (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 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 violationHazardous9 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate at fire escape window in the kitchen, 3rd story
Issued 5 Sept 2008Notice sent out 8 Sept 2008Fire 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 200 watts required fixture present light not on
Issued 31 May 2002Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Electrical§ 27-2040
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective concrete and ceramic floor 1 sty an apartment bathroom., section '' ''
Issued 3 Sept 1992Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair the broken or defective celotex ceiling 1 sty east an apartment bathroom., section '' ''
Issued 3 Sept 1992Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 3 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 30 May 1990Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items 3 sty pub hall.
Issued 22 Sept 1987Not complied with 18 Jul 2008Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 2 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 18 Jan 1986Not complied with 18 Jul 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1
Provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing 3 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 13 Dec 1985Not complied with 18 Jul 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-20.08 +1
Fire egress defective. remove obstructing bars or unlawful gates from window to fire escape or provide approved type gate 3 sty an apartment., section '' ''
Issued 13 Dec 1985Not complied with 27 Jul 2008Fire and safety equipment§ D26-10.01 +1
Non-hazardous2 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 walls & ceilings 3 sty an apartment all rooms., section '' ''
Issued 30 May 1990Notice sent out 27 Aug 2007Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Refit door off hinges 3 sty public hall roof.
Issued 15 Nov 1989Not complied with 6 Sept 2008Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005
20 violations on record in total, 11 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, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Pests0 / 2
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.
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 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
MARINIKE BARBU
Public records list MARINIKE BARBU as the registered managing agent for this address as of 5 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
VIOARA BARBU
Public records list VIOARA BARBU as the owner of record for this address as of 5 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
NIKOLA BARBU
Public records list NIKOLA BARBU as the owner of record for this address as of 5 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
18-24 Centre 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 9 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.
- 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 11 open housing violations: 0 immediately hazardous, 9 hazardous and 2 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
On 5 Sept 2008. 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.
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