59-18 Catalpa Avenue, Queens

A three-family Ridgewood house with registration gaps and street-level block energy.

A 1909 three-family brick home in Ridgewood that has stayed under the same private ownership since 2016. The building's own record carries operational paperwork gaps, while the surrounding blocks carry a active commercial and curb scene. Three things to know:

Violations stem from administrative filings, not structural complaints. The file carries 8 open violations that cycle between annual bedbug reporting filings and missing property registration statements. For a small residential building, this pattern usually points to an owner who skips routine annual paperwork rather than active structural damage.

Curb pressure and nightlife sound dominate the surrounding three blocks. Within three blocks of the house, residents logged 293 illegal parking complaints and 106 commercial noise calls over the last 12 months. The parking calls focus heavily on posted sign violations and blocked hydrants, while commercial noise stays active with 80 loud music reports.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Single building-scoped complaint on file for a residential lead kit request in September 2025.
• The 106 blocked driveway complaints within three blocks mostly cite full access blockages.
• Property last transferred in May 2016 for $1.275M to private individual buyers.

59-18 Catalpa Avenue is a 3-unit building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4035060009). This building is associated with Osinski, Marian. Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1909, this walk-up apartment building sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (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
• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN

The building last changed hands on May 6, 2016 for $1,275,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 42/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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