1029 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
8 immediately hazardous violations open. 20 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 208 · 12
- 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 10 | 0 |
Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 8
- Leaks and plumbing 3
- Heat and hot water 2
- Open per apartment
- 3.3 (20 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 20 Oct 2026 (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
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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
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 5 days.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026–27 (so far) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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 violationImmediately hazardous8 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.
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 20 Oct 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 21 Oct 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at apartment entrance door in the entrance, 3rd story at east
Issued 20 Oct 2026Notice sent out 21 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeded the maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east
Issued 20 Oct 2026Notice sent out 21 Oct 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1
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 missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 9 Jul 2026Notice sent out 15 Jul 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at bulkhead door at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 8 Jan 2026Notice certified late 26 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice certified late 26 Mar 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice certified late 26 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at secondary entrance door in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice certified late 26 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Hazardous12 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at light fixture at ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east
Issued 20 Oct 2026Notice sent out 21 Oct 2026Electrical§ 27-2037
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking around bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at east
Issued 20 Oct 2026Notice sent out 21 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes flower pots at building front at fire escape, 2nd story
Issued 9 Jul 2026Notice sent out 15 Jul 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 8 Jan 2026Notice certified late 22 Mar 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Remove all encumbrances consisting of consisting of flowers pots at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 8 Jan 2026Notice certified late 22 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice sent out 28 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice sent out 28 Oct 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice sent out 28 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice certified late 18 Mar 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice certified late 18 Mar 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
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Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice certified late 18 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2
Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 27 Oct 2025Notice certified late 18 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3
Paperwork and notices3 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.
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected
Issued 9 Jul 2026Notice sent out 15 Jul 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in private dwellings missing
Issued 9 Jul 2026Notice sent out 15 Jul 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045 +2
Post a proper notice regarding rent stabilization law, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a conspicuous location within the common area at the buildings entrance. for more information about signage requirements, please visit: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/required-signage.page
Issued 4 Apr 2026False certification 11 Jul 2026Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
30 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.
14 complaints in three years, 12 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water6 / 8
- Electrical2 / 2
- Pests2 / 2
- Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
- Mold and damp1 / 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.
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.
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
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- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 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
GLADYS DEROSSO
Public records list GLADYS DEROSSO as the owner of record for this address as of 6 Nov 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
1029 Seneca Avenue, 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 8 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 were 6 heat or hot-water complaints here in the last twelve months. Ask who handles heat, how quickly it is usually restored, and whether the boiler has been replaced.
- There was 1 mould complaint here in the last twelve months. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- There were 2 pest complaints here in the last twelve months. 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.
- 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 20 open housing violations: 8 immediately hazardous, 12 hazardous and 0 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 (8), leaks and plumbing (3) and heat and hot water (2).
On 20 Oct 2026. 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.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 5 days, and HPD issued 0 heat violations.
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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