68-39 Fresh Pond Road

68-39 Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood, Queens, has 7 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 8 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 8 of 8 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: Medium (7 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 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)

7 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-02-01. Newest violation issued 2024-04-15. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. 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: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 4th room from the east, 2nd 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2L), issued 2011-12-08. HPD violation 9237027
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 3rd room from the east, 2nd 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 NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2L), issued 2011-12-08. HPD violation 9237028
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS MINIMUM, issued 2008-02-27. HPD violation 7165120
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2006-05-01. HPD violation 6131153
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING AT ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 2R), issued 2006-05-01. HPD violation 6131151
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST (apt 3L), issued 2006-02-08. HPD violation 5989616
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY (apt 3L), issued 2006-02-01. HPD violation 5972523

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 2 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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. 1 DOB violation 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

8 of 8 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: 8 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: VMZ HOLDINGS LLC. Head officer: MARIJA VUKELIC. Managing agent: VMX PROPERTY, INC.. This owner has 8 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

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

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4036250012, HPD building ID 657574. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Fresh Pond Rd (M), 3 min walk
• Forest Av (M), 8 min walk
• Middle Village-Metropolitan Av (M), 12 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 2026-10-27.