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82-85 116 Street

883Records
14City systems
47Open violations
41Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11418 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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883 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 631 311 service requests, 59 HPD housing violations, 40 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11418
Built2009
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)FOREST PARK FLATS LLC
BBL4033210379
BIN4611489

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations47 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
8
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (22) · Elevator (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FOREST PARK FLATS LLC
Head officerGEORGE BAHARESTANI
Managing agentBAHAR CORP
Last registered2025-09-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,085,000 $1,838,250
2026$3,847,000 $1,731,150
2027$4,171,000 $1,876,950

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

Subway121 St — J Z · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Park Ln South — Q54 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 51 (K-1), 56 (2-5)
Middle: M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes. 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.

Report a problem to 311

82-85 116 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BAHAR CORP — 9 buildings, 102 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
101-18 Queens Boulevard QN31 B
82-85 116 Street QN18 B
110-06 72 Avenue QN16 B
109-19 72 Avenue QN16 B
76-12 Grand Central Pkwy QN8 A
76-06 Grand Central Pkwy QN4 D
75-34 Grand Central Pkwy QN3 D
75-38 Grand Central Pkwy QN3 C
75-36 Grand Central Pkwy QN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,081,400 on 2014-10-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-03-22CORRM $2,081,400 — from FOREST PARK FLATS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,081,400
2019-03-15Agreement $4,000,000 — from FOREST PARK FLATS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,000,000
2014-10-06Mortgage $2,081,400 — from FOREST PARK FLATS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $2,081,400
2014-10-06Agreement $4,000,000 — from FOREST PARK FLATS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $4,000,000
2013-03-29Agreement $1,975,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to FOREST PARK FLATS, LLC $1,975,000
2013-03-29AL&R $1,975,000 — from FOREST PARK FLATS, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,975,000
2010-09-27AL&R $1,476,000 — from FOREST PARK FLATS LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,476,000
2010-09-27Agreement $499,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to BAHARESTANI, GEORGE; FOREST PARK FLATS LLC $499,000
2010-09-27Mortgage $1,476,000 — from FOREST PARK FLATS LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,476,000
2008-03-31Deed $987,000 — from THE FREDERICK L. FEUER TRUST; FEUER, AS TRUSTEE, FREDERICK L to BAHARESTANI, STEVEN $987,000
2008-03-31AL&R $499,000 — from BAHARESTANI, STEVEN to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $499,000
2008-03-31Mortgage $499,000 — from BAHARESTANI, STEVEN to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $499,000
2003-08-12Mortgage $1,186 — from FEUER, FREDERICK L to UNION FEDERAL BANK OF INDIANAPOLIS $1,186
1998-11-20Mortgage $224,000 — from FEUER, FREDERICK L to UNION FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK OF INDIANAPOL $224,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017717100178
20183370040
20191210320117
2020112801130
20212630065
20221170018
202326008
20241220023
20253780081
20260101011
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 735Ownership & money 31Health & systems 1

Every one of the 883 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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