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Ridgewood Owners And Heirs: Sell The Brick Rowhouse As It Stands, Old Windows, Old Boiler, Tenants, And All.
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Kreischer Brick, Four Historic Districts, And Myrtle Avenue
Most of Ridgewood went up between about 1905 and the 1920s, and the blocks still look it: long rows of two-family houses in buff, amber, and red Kreischer brick, many of them built by Paul Stier and designed by Louis Berger & Company, plus the three-story Mathews Model Flats in Ridgewood North and Ridgewood South. Four city historic districts cover big pieces of the neighborhood: Stockholm Street, Ridgewood North, Ridgewood South, and Central Ridgewood, the largest, designated in 2014. The M stops at Seneca Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Fresh Pond Road and meets the L at Myrtle-Wyckoff. Myrtle Avenue is the main shopping street.
Landmark status protects those blocks. It also means that work on the front of a house in a district, from windows and doors to the cornice, the stoop, and the brick itself, usually needs Landmarks Preservation Commission approval first, and any DOB permit waits on it. That’s where Ridgewood sellers stall: an estate with rotting original windows, an owner in her eighties who can’t face another permit, a cornice the DOB has already cited. German, Gottscheer, Polish, and Romanian families have held these houses for decades. Prime Realty Buyers is a cash buyer based in Ozone Park, Queens. We buy them as-is and can close in as little as 7 days.
Trusted By Ridgewood Homeowners In:
Central Ridgewood, Stockholm Street, the blocks off Fresh Pond Road, Seneca Avenue, Forest Avenue, Woodbine Street, and the streets along Myrtle Avenue, plus surrounding Queens neighborhoods including Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, and Forest Hills.
Why Ridgewood Homeowners Sell To Prime Realty Buyers
Ridgewood sellers usually love the house. What they don’t want is the permit work a landmarked facade demands, or the job of clearing out a building the family has owned since the 1920s.
Sellers across Ridgewood reach out to us when they're dealing with:
Rowhouses in a landmark district where new windows, a door, or brick repair needs LPC approval first
Longtime owners ready to move near their children after fifty or sixty years on the same block
We buy the house as it stands and take on the LPC and DOB paperwork after closing. You get one written number, explained.
We Buy Ridgewood Houses As-Is
Leave the windows, the cornice, and the permit applications to us.
We buy:
Take what matters. Leave the rest. The original woodwork stays with the house, and we clear out everything else after closing.
Why Choose Prime Realty Buyers
Prime Realty Buyers is a Queens-based cash buyer with an office in Ozone Park, a short drive from Fresh Pond Road. When you call, a real person answers. The person who walks your rowhouse makes the offer, and we explain how we priced it, including the windows, the brick, and any LPC or DOB issue on the record.
We’ll show you proof of funds in writing on request. We work with your attorney, and with heirs in Europe through theirs, and we close on your date. An estate that needs a few more months gets them. A seller who needs it done in a week usually gets that too. Hablamos español.
Situations We Buy Ridgewood Houses In
Nearby Queens Areas We Also Buy In
We also buy houses in the neighborhoods around Ridgewood, on both sides of the Brooklyn line, including:
Real Ridgewood Seller Stories
Probate Property
“My uncle’s rowhouse on Stockholm Street went into probate after he died, and our cousins in Germany and Austria had to sign consents with apostilles before the court would move. It took most of a year, and the house sat full of his things with the original windows rotting in their frames. Chris explained how Prime Realty Buyers priced the windows, signed a contract early, and closed 14 days after the Letters came.”
Inherited House
“I inherited my parents’ two-family near Fresh Pond Road and planned to renovate and move in. Then the architect explained what a gut job in a landmark district involves: LPC filings for the windows and the stoop, DOB permits, and months before a single contractor could start. Prime Realty Buyers bought the house as it stood, explained their number line by line, and closed in 29 days. I bought a condo instead.”
Open Violations
“A piece of the cornice on our rowhouse off Forest Avenue came down onto the sidewalk, and the DOB wrote a violation with an ECB fine. Because the block is landmarked, the repair needed LPC approval too, and every buyer’s attorney who saw the record flagged it. Prime Realty Buyers bought the house with the violation open, explained how they priced the cornice work, and closed in 24 days.”
Downsizing
“I came to our rowhouse off Catalpa Avenue as a bride in 1962 and stayed sixty years. The brick needed repointing, and in the landmark district that meant an LPC permit and a mason who knew the rules. At eighty-six I wasn’t starting that. My daughter in New Jersey found Prime Realty Buyers, Chris explained the offer to both of us, and they closed the week I moved in with her.”
Landlord Headache
“I’ve owned a two-family near the Seneca Avenue station since 1994. The downstairs tenant’s lease ran out, she wouldn’t leave, and the holdover case was still months from a decision. Upstairs needed a full renovation after a long tenancy ended. Chris walked both floors once, and Prime Realty Buyers bought the house with the case open and the upstairs as it was, never asked me to settle anything first, and closed in 33 days.”
Sound Like Your Situation?
Cornice, windows, and tenants stay put. Your cash offer comes in 24 hours.
Our 3-Step Process
1
Contact Us
Call 516-218-0365 or submit your property information. Tell us the Ridgewood address, the situation, and your timeline. Five minutes, no obligation.
2
Get A Fair Cash Offer
We do a quick walkthrough, in person or virtual, and present a no-obligation cash offer, usually within 24 hours. We’ll show you exactly how we got to the number.
3
Close On Your Timeline
Need it done in seven days? We can. Need longer to settle an estate, coordinate a move, or wait out a tenant? We can do that too. You sign, we wire, you’re done.
Selling To Prime Realty Buyers Vs Listing In Ridgewood
| Sell To Prime Realty Buyers | Traditional Agent Sale |
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| Condition | Sell 100% as-is | Repairs often needed |
| Commissions | 0% commissions | Agent commission comes out of your proceeds |
| Closing Costs | We cover closing costs | Seller pays a portion |
| Showings | No showings, no open houses | Weeks of showings over months |
| Timeline | Close in as little as 7 days | Contract, inspection, appraisal, and the lender’s timeline |
| Financing | No financing contingency | Deals fall apart at the mortgage commitment |
| Buff Brick Facade That Needs Repointing | Bought as-is; the LPC filings are ours after closing | Buyer’s attorney and lender ask about the required facade work |
| Loose Cornice With An Open DOB Violation | We buy with it open and handle the repair after closing | Buyer usually wants it resolved before closing |
| Rowhouse In The Central Ridgewood District | Landmark rules factored into one written offer | Buyers have to learn the LPC rules before committing |
| Holdover Case On A Rowhouse Near Seneca Avenue | We buy occupied, case and all | Most buyers want the unit delivered vacant |
| Heirs In Germany, Austria, Or Romania | Signings abroad through your attorney, closing by mail | Each heir coordinated around the buyer’s lender and date |
| Original Wiring And Pipes In A Pre-World War I Rowhouse | Factored into our offer, nothing replaced first | Inspection findings and repair requests from the buyer |
Frequently Asked Questions, Ridgewood
The windows on our Central Ridgewood rowhouse are rotting, and replacing them needs LPC approval. Do we have to do that before selling?
No. In the historic districts, new windows, doors, and brick repairs usually need a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and any DOB permit for that work waits on it. We buy the rowhouse with the old windows in place and handle the filings after closing.
A piece of the cornice on our Ridgewood rowhouse fell and the DOB wrote a violation. Do we have to fix it before we sell?
No. A cornice violation usually comes with an ECB fine, and in a historic district the repair also needs Landmarks Preservation Commission approval. We buy the house with the violation open and handle the repair after closing. If the DOB has ordered a sidewalk shed or emergency work, call us right away so we can move quickly.
Do you buy the two-family rowhouses off Fresh Pond Road and Seneca Avenue with tenants in them?
Yes. Paying or not, on a lease or holding over, with or without a case at Queens Housing Court on Sutphin Boulevard. You don’t have to deliver either apartment vacant, and we never ask a tenant to leave for a showing.
Our cousins in Germany and Romania are heirs to the Ridgewood house. What do they need to do?
Very little. Your estate attorney sends each of them the papers to sign where they live, usually at a U.S. embassy or consulate or before a local notary with an apostille. The originals come back by courier, and we close by mail.
My Ridgewood rowhouse still has the original wiring and a very old boiler. Do I have to update them first?
No. Many Ridgewood rowhouses were built before World War I, and some still run on old wiring, old boilers, and galvanized pipes. We buy them as they are and factor the work into one written offer.
Can you buy a Ridgewood house with an attic or cellar apartment the CO doesn't show?
Yes. Extra apartments that aren’t on the certificate of occupancy stop most lenders and worry buyers’ attorneys. We pay cash, buy the house with the unit as it is, and deal with the DOB after closing.
Do I need to clean out the house first?
No. Take the photos, the papers, and the pieces of family history you want. Leave the furniture, the kitchen, and whatever has collected in the cellar. We handle the cleanout after closing.
Are there commissions, fees, or closing costs?
None. We charge no commissions and no fees, and you pay no closing costs. The written offer is what you walk away with, less only the mortgage or liens paid at closing.
Preguntas Frecuentes
Hablamos español. Llámenos al 516-218-0365.
¿Compran casas en Ridgewood que están en un distrito histórico?
Sí. En los distritos históricos de Ridgewood, el trabajo en la fachada normalmente necesita la aprobación de la Comisión de Preservación de Monumentos Históricos (Landmarks Preservation Commission). Prime Realty Buyers compra la casa tal como está y se encarga de esos trámites después del cierre.
¿Compran casas de dos familias con inquilinos?
Sí, con los inquilinos adentro, paguen o no, y aunque haya un caso en la Corte de Vivienda. Usted no tiene que desocupar nada antes del cierre. Llámenos al 516-218-0365.
¿Qué pasa si la casa tiene violaciones abiertas?
Compramos casas en Ridgewood con violaciones del Departamento de Edificios, multas de ECB o cartas de advertencia de la Comisión. Usted no tiene que corregir nada antes de vender.
¿Tengo que pagar comisiones o gastos de cierre?
No. Usted no paga comisiones ni gastos de cierre. La oferta por escrito es lo que usted recibe, menos lo que se deba de hipoteca o gravámenes.
¿Qué tan rápido pueden cerrar?
Podemos cerrar en tan solo 7 días, o cuando el tribunal termine con la herencia. Llámenos al 516-218-0365 y le damos una oferta en efectivo en 24 horas.
Want The Ridgewood Rowhouse Sold Without Touching The Facade?
No LPC filings, no mason, no contractor, and no showings.A written cash offer from a Queens-based buyer in Ozone Park, closing on the date your family needs.
No obligation. No pressure. No fees, ever.