Ridgewood, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Ridgewood, Queens, has 3,610 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 1,817 A, 352 B, 602 C, 526 D and 313 F. The median building has 2.5 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 3,763 of its 25,389 residential units (15%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (1,246), unsanitary condition (810), and plumbing (364).

Ridgewood by the numbers

7,408 residential buildings (25,389 units) on record. 28,804 open HPD violations (5,459 class C, immediately hazardous). 3,242 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 222 executed evictions in 3 years, 1,659,384 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 488 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Ridgewood

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 1819 George Street: 440 open violations per 10 units (264 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 1717 Putnam Avenue: 318.3 open violations per 10 units (191 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1717 Putnam Partners LLC
  3. 1870 Palmetto Street: 293.3 open violations per 10 units (176 open, 6 units), grade F
  4. 1853 Madison Street: 266.7 open violations per 10 units (160 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 1853 Madison RW LLC
  5. 1711 Madison Street: 208.3 open violations per 10 units (125 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner

Best five in Ridgewood

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 59-25 Grove Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 15 units), grade A, owner: GROVE ENTERPRISES LLC
  2. 805 Seneca Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: 805 SENECA LLC
  3. 60-15 Myrtle Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: 6015 MYRTLE LLC
  4. 66-69 Fresh Pond Road: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 12 units), grade A, owner: TOM REALTY MGMT INC
  5. 2054 Gates Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 11 units), grade A, owner: Individual owner

Largest landlords in Ridgewood

By units in Ridgewood, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. MICHAEL GUELLY (head officer on HPD registrations): 179 units in 22 buildings
  2. TOM ROSENBERG (head officer on HPD registrations): 115 units in 5 buildings
  3. ROBERT GULLY (head officer on HPD registrations): 99 units in 10 buildings
  4. GLEN BROWN (head officer on HPD registrations): 97 units in 23 buildings
  5. FRANK REINA (head officer on HPD registrations): 89 units in 12 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.