Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
99
out of 100
Heavier than 50% of buildings in Ridgewood
64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 6 apartments here are rent stabilized.
63-54 FOREST AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 6 apartments here are rent stabilized
- M train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 64 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
64 violations the city still lists as unresolved
64 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 11 years.
- Fire & life safety15
- Pests14
- Disrepair14
- Paint / plaster4
- Plumbing4
- Mold2
- Heat / hot water2
- Water leak2
- Lead paint2
- Other2
- Electrical2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-11-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.