255 Ridgewood Avenue

255 Ridgewood Avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, has 4 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 4 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 3 infested units over the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (4 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: High (3 infested units, 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)

4 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-05-16. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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

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

• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYCLINDER LOCK ON GATE AT LOT LINE. AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2011-05-16. HPD violation 8937655
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYCLINDER LOCK (KEY-OPERATED) AT ENTRANCE GATE TO BULDING AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2011-05-16. HPD violation 8937656
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FLR, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2FLR), issued 2011-05-16. HPD violation 8937657
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18881241

311 housing complaints

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

Bedbugs

The owner reported 3 infested units in 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: Owner reported 3 infested, 3 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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: Gustavo A Rodriguez. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 16, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3041130059, HPD building ID 362060. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Norwood Av (J, Z), 4 min walk
• Crescent St (J, Z), 6 min walk
• Cleveland St (J), 8 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.