Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
46
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Ridgewood
29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
1648 MADISON STREET · 6 apartments · built 1931 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- L/M train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 29 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
29 violations the city still lists as unresolved
29 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Fire & life safety10
- Pests5
- Structural3
- Heat / hot water3
- Lead paint2
- Electrical2
- Mold1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Disrepair1
- Other1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 90% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1990-11-20 and remains open on HPD’s records.