589 Woodward Avenue

589 Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, has 48 open HPD violations, 10 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 10 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• Had 6 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (48 open, 10 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 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: Expired Sep 1, 2015, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

48 open violations: 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 19 class A, 10 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 50 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2002-09-16. Newest violation issued 2026-05-07.

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

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 2nd floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2R), issued 2022-11-14. HPD violation 15514727
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2R), issued 2022-11-14. HPD violation 15514726
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 5; WG TO REPLACE = 1; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2L), issued 2018-12-24. HPD violation 12820531
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 1R), issued 2008-08-21. HPD violation 7429993
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the south, west wall, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL, 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR, 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2007-06-22. HPD violation 6801914
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS. CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2002-09-16. HPD violation 4338754
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR IS ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS. WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2002-09-16. HPD violation 4338772
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE ON WOOD TRIM, DOORS, OR WINDOWS - USING EXCLUSIVE INTERIM CONTROLS, WHICH INCLUDE A SURFACE DUST TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTE. SOUTH WINDOW CASING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2L), issued 2002-09-16. HPD violation 4338801

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (2).

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: 589 WOODWARD AVE LLC. Head officer: EDWARD KOPELOWITZ. Managing agent: SUSAN KOPELOWITZ. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 16, 2014. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2015 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4033910002, HPD building ID 705747. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Seneca Av (M), 5 min walk
• Forest Av (M), 6 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L), 10 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.