359 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations, 43 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (1).
$390,751 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | FOREST EQUITIES INC |
| Head officer | AFSHAN SHARIATI |
| Managing agent | FOREST EQUITIES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,604,800 | $1,622,160 |
| 2026 | $4,326,000 | $1,946,700 |
| 2027 | $4,711,000 | $2,119,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Bedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Nassau Av — G · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kent Av / N 6 St — B32 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kent Ave & N 7 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
121 Kent Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by FOREST EQUITIES INC — 2 buildings, 11 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 Kent Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 119 Kent Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $696,067 on 2020-06-22 (lender: Dime Community Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-22 | Mortgage $696,068 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC; FOREST EQUITIES INC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $696,068 | |
| 2020-06-22 | AL&R $12,300,000 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC; FOREST EQUITIES INC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $12,300,000 | |
| 2020-06-22 | Agreement $12,300,000 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC; FOREST EQUITIES INC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $12,300,000 | |
| 2018-04-19 | Deed $22,350,000 — from 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC to BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC.; FOREST EQUITIES, INC. | $22,350,000 | |
| 2018-04-19 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC.; FOREST EQUITIES, INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2018-04-19 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from FOREST EQUITIES, INC.; BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2018-04-19 | Mortgage $150,000 — from FOREST EQUITIES, INC.; BAYRIDGE FUNDING INC. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $150,000 | |
| 2016-01-21 | Deed $15,850,000 — from CAFE CORP. to 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC | $15,850,000 | |
| 2016-01-21 | Mortgage $11,850,000 — from 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $11,850,000 | |
| 2016-01-21 | AL&R $11,850,000 — from 119 KENT II LLC; 119 KENT LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $11,850,000 | |
| 2005-09-20 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from CAFE CORP to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2003-09-08 | Mortgage $366,207 — from CAFE CORP. to NORTH FORK BANK | $366,207 | |
| 2002-04-12 | Mortgage $632,578 — from CAFE CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $632,578 | |
| 2000-06-12 | Mortgage $589,469 — from CAFE CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $589,469 | |
| 1996-03-20 | Mortgage $385,000 — from CAFE CORP to FINANCIAL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $385,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 24 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 107 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 359 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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