Is 20-16 Palmetto St rent stabilized?
20-16 Palmetto St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Ridgewood, Queens (11385). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 20-16 Palmetto Street — or 20-16 Palmetto St, Queens, NY 11385.
How this building compares
It went up in 1910, 20 years before the 1930 median for stabilized buildings tracked in Ridgewood. HPD lists 27 open violations here, about 4.5 per apartment — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 58 violations on record at the address, 12 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 3 of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 27 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Queens |
| Neighborhood | Ridgewood |
| ZIP | 11385 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 4034890008 |
Owner & management
| Owner | ROBERT PODOLAK 20-16 PALMETTO STR #2R · RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385 |
| Managing agent | JAN PODOLAK |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 27 open / 58 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 27 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 26, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 20-16 Palmetto St rent stabilized?
20-16 Palmetto St in Ridgewood, Queens is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 20-16 Palmetto St?
20-16 Palmetto St (BBL 4034890008) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.