53-26 Metropolitan Avenue

53-26 Metropolitan Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, has 23 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (23 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

23 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 12 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 32 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-07-30. Newest violation issued 2026-05-07.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Leak or water damage, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 3D), issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 4375081
• Class C: Mold, south wall, kitchen, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD & MILDEW AT SOUTH WALL UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY (apt 1D), issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 4106211
• Class B: Leak or water damage, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 3D), issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 4070576
• Class B: Roof defect (roof). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FLASHING AT EAST ROOF., issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 293549
• Class B: Mold, north wall. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD AND MILDEW AT NORTH WALL (20 SQ. FT. ) AT OPEN SPACE, BASEMENT, issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 4106226
• Class B: Leak or water damage, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3D), issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 3877561
• Class B: Leak or water damage (hallway). REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 4070575
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING & WEST AND NORTH WALL TO BULKHEAD 3rd STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 4106257

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: GRANDVIEW CONDOMINIUMS. Head officer: ROBERT FLORES. Managing agent: GRANDVIEW CONDOMINUMS. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 17, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4033610005, HPD building ID 679877. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Jefferson St (L), 14 min walk
• DeKalb Av (L), 14 min walk
• Seneca Av (M), 15 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.