252 Ridgewood Avenue

252 Ridgewood Avenue in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, 7 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 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 7 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.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (13 open, 7 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)

13 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 22 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-07-30. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

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: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE GATE AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2009-10-06. HPD violation 8091434
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL AND ON BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 1987699
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM PADLOCKED CHAINED DOOR 1 STY PUBLIC HALL TO CELLAR STAIRS., issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 1987700
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BOILER ROOM DOOR LOCKED CELLAR., issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 1987708
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 1 STY APT 1. LOCATED AT APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 2055486
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES STY APT 1 KITCHEN AND BATHROOM ER. LOCATED AT APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 2055489
• Class C: No hot water, bathroom. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STY APT 2. LOCATED AT APT 2 (apt 2), issued 2009-07-30. HPD violation 2055490
• 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 18881238

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: 252 Ridgewood Realty LLC. Head officer: Luis Duran. Managing agent: 252 Ridgewood Realty LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 8, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3041250011, HPD building ID 362057. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Norwood Av (J, Z), 3 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.