71-45 71 Place, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1928 · 3-story walk-up · 12 apartments
6 immediately hazardous violations open. 8 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 86 · 2
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 9 violations from 2011 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Walls and ceilings 2
- Doors and windows 1
- Fire and safety equipment 1
- Open per apartment
- 0.7 (8 open across 12 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 10 Apr 2024 (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
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 violationImmediately hazardous6 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.
Remove the illegal fastening 2 lockable eyes installed at iron gate (building front ) yard at north
Issued 23 Dec 2021Notice certified late 9 Jan 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Remove the illegal fastening lockable latch and eye installed at iron gate at south yard (building front ) yard
Issued 23 Dec 2021Notice certified late 9 Jan 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... mildew at north and east wall. appox. 30 sq.ft. in the 1st room from east, 3rd story at east
Issued 23 Nov 2011Notice sent out 24 Nov 2011Mold and damp§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story at east
Issued 23 Nov 2011Notice sent out 24 Nov 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Remove the illegal fastening hasp lock at door bulkhead to roof (unlocked) at public hall, 3rd story
Issued 25 May 2011Invalid certification 8 Jun 2011Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1
Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water (134 degrees fahrenheit) in the entire apartment, 3rd story
Issued 30 Jan 2011Notice sent out 3 Feb 2011Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1
Hazardous2 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 counter balance at lower window sash in the kitchen, 3rd story at east
Issued 23 Nov 2011Notice sent out 24 Nov 2011Doors and windows§ 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 23 Nov 2011Notice sent out 24 Nov 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
5 closed violations, plus 5 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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 or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective ''hinges'' at building entrance at public hall, 1st story
Issued 10 Apr 2024Violation closed 6 May 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling at 1st public hall bulkhead from north, 3rd story
Issued 28 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 25 Sept 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at 1st public hall bulkhead from north, 3rd story
Issued 28 Mar 2022Violation dismissed 25 Sept 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Replace with new the broken or defective glass pane at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 28 Mar 2022Violation closed 11 Jun 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Fire egress defective. remove the obstruction in fireproof passageway door installed at rear of fire passageway with key operated lock installed yard
Issued 23 Dec 2021Violation dismissed 24 Apr 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
18 violations on record in total, 8 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.
26 complaints in three years, 4 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise2 / 19
- Construction and illegal work2 / 2
- Leaks and plumbing0 / 2
- Heat and hot water0 / 1
- Mold and damp0 / 1
- Other0 / 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.
- 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No 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.
Registered managing agent
VMZ PROPERTY, INC.
Public records list VMZ PROPERTY, INC. as the registered managing agent for this address as of 22 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Other buildings listed under this agent (3 in the records we hold)
- 21-15 Linden Street25 open violations · no reviews yet
- 70-45 65 Placeno open violations · no reviews yet
- 70-46 65 Placeno open violations · no reviews yet
No combined rating for this agent yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.
Owner of record
VMZ HOLDINGS LLC
Public records list VMZ HOLDINGS LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 22 Sept 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Other buildings listed under this owner (2 in the records we hold)
- 21-15 Linden Street25 open violations · no reviews yet
- 68-39 Fresh Pond Road7 open violations · no reviews yet
No combined rating for this owner yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.
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What to ask at the viewing
71-45 71 Place, 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 6 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 is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- 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 8 open housing violations: 6 immediately hazardous, 2 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 walls and ceilings (2), doors and windows (1) and fire and safety equipment (1).
On 10 Apr 2024. 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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