Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
40
out of 100
Heavier than 99% of buildings in Ridgewood
48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
70-02 FOREST AVENUE · 6 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- M train about 7 minutes away
Against it
- 48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
48 violations the city still lists as unresolved
48 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 21 months.
- Fire & life safety9
- Disrepair8
- Lead paint5
- Pests5
- Paint / plaster5
- Other4
- Water leak3
- Mold2
- Electrical2
- Plumbing2
- Heat / hot water2
- Structural1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1999-08-31 and remains open on HPD’s records.