Queens · Community District 5
Building compliance in Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village
What the city requires of buildings in Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale — the Local Laws that apply, the deadlines that hit this district, and how to check any specific address in seconds.
Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village is made up mostly of smaller buildings and a residential-and-commercial mix. Its building stock is largely prewar: about 82% of buildings predate 1960, 1% exceed 25,000 sq ft, and 0% rise above six stories. obligations here span energy benchmarking, facade safety and housing-maintenance rules.
Buildings in Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village, by compliance scope
Live counts from the city's PLUTO dataset for Queens Community District 5. Thresholds are how NYC decides which Local Laws apply — a building can fall into several.
Counts are current PLUTO records and approximate the buildings likely in scope; only a per-address check confirms what applies. Check your building →
Compliance activity in Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village
A current read on housing conditions in this district — open HPD housing-maintenance complaints on record for Queens Community District 5.
on record as of August 2026 · updates live
Source: NYC HPD Complaints (Open Data). Tenant-reported complaints differ from issued violations — look up a specific building's violations →
Deadlines that hit Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village
- Local Law 152 (gas piping): Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village is in Queens Community District 5, which is in the 2025 sub-cycle. The next inspection deadline is December 31, 2029, and it repeats every four years. Your community district — not your neighborhood — sets this date.
- Local Law 97 (carbon caps): buildings over 25,000 sq ft file an emissions report by May 1 each year; caps tighten sharply in 2030. 264 buildings here are over that threshold. Estimate a penalty →
- Local Law 84 (benchmarking): energy & water benchmarking due May 1 for buildings over 25,000 sq ft.
- FISP / Local Law 11 (facades): buildings taller than 6 stories file on a 5-year cycle set by the tax-block's last digit. 9 buildings here are tall enough. See the cycle →
- HPD registration: buildings with 3+ residential units register annually by September 1. 6,510 qualify in this district.
Local Laws that commonly apply here
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See your building's exact obligations
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Check my building →Frequently asked questions
Which gas-piping (LL152) deadline applies in Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village?
Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village is in Queens Community District 5. That district is in the 2025 LL152 sub-cycle, so the next inspection is due December 31, 2029, and it repeats every four years.
How many buildings in Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village fall under Local Law 97?
About 264 buildings in Queens Community District 5 exceed 25,000 sq ft, the threshold for LL97 carbon caps and LL84 benchmarking, based on current PLUTO records.
How do I check the specific violations and laws for my building in Ridgewood, Maspeth & Middle Village?
Enter your address on the NYC Building Compliance homepage. You'll get a profile of every Local Law that applies to that building plus its live violations from DOB, HPD, FDNY, ECB/OATH and other agencies.
Reviewed against current NYC agency guidance by the NYC Building Compliance editorial team. Found something out of date? Tell us. Informational only — not legal or engineering advice.