1721 Gates Avenue

1721 Gates Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, has 8 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-12-17. Newest violation issued 2023-07-12. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 1st 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 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2021-03-30. HPD violation 14095603
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2020-12-17. HPD violation 13946440
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2020-12-17. HPD violation 13946476
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NAIL-SHUTED FIRST DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST LEADING TO ROOM WITH SECOND DOOR TO PUBLIC HALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2021-03-30. HPD violation 14095601
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR FRAME LOCK SIDE IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2021-03-29. HPD violation 14092466
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 4th room from the east, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST, THE PRIVATE HALLWAY , THE FOYER , THE KITCHEN , THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2021-03-30. HPD violation 14096315
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2020-12-17. HPD violation 13946488
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 5th room from the east, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN , THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST, THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST, THE BATHROOM , THE FOYER , THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1L), issued 2020-12-17. HPD violation 13947665

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 11 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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

6 of 6 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 1721 GATES AVE LLC. Head officer: SOMENAUTH MAHABIR. Managing agent: SOMENAUTH MAHABIR. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4034520039, HPD building ID 657897. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Seneca Av (M), 1 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (L), 5 min walk
• Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs (M), 6 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.