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118-60 Metropolitan Avenue

1,313Records
20City systems
156Open violations
8.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11415 · Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
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1,313 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 374 311 service requests, 228 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 179 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11415
Built1954
Floors6
Res. units148
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)FOREST & GARDEN OWNERS INC
BBL4033220024
BIN4433886, 4433887

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.7. In ZIP 11415, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations156 total — 44 class C (immediately hazardous), 86 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 1983-08-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
3
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$11,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

132 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (97) · Elevator (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$583,478 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1954)
YesSix or more residential units (148)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FOREST & GARDREN OWNERS INC
Head officerJUAN SOLLA
Managing agentPRINCIPAL MGMT
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,673,000 $5,252,850
2026$11,158,000 $5,021,100
2027$12,696,000 $5,713,200

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,176,730 a year ($22.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,608,810 ($11.41 per sq ft), net operating income $1,567,920. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke — E F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Lefferts Blvd — Q54 · 250 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

118-60 Metropolitan Avenue

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

132 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 PRINCIPAL MGMT — 5 buildings, 561 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
83-75 118 Street QN150 A
118-60 Metropolitan Avenue QN148 B
141-30 Pershing Crescent QN108 C
79-06 35 Avenue QN96 A
218-05 Hillside Avenue QN59 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,817,204 on 2021-11-29 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $280,000 — from GIL, JAIRO to SANCHEZ, MARIA V $280,000
2026-09-10Sold for $280,000 $280,000 $1,892
2026-07-02RPTT&RET $410,000 — from FOREST & GARDEN APARTMENTS CO to CAPUNAY, JOSEPH; GUADALUPE CAPUNAY, ANNA MARIE $410,000
2026-06-26Sold for $410,000 $410,000 $2,770
2026-03-06RPTT&RET $332,000 — from LYDON, PATRICIA J to HENIN, MICHEAL; TARASZKIEWICZ, MONIKA $332,000
2026-03-03Sold for $332,000 $332,000 $2,243
2026-01-29RPTT&RET $241,000 — from MCCORMICK, JOHN to SEDER, JULIA ELIZABETH STORMS; MALDONADO, JOSEPH JR $241,000
2026-01-16Sold for $241,000 $241,000 $1,628
2025-09-08RPTT&RET $285,000 — from IENNA, JOSEPH to DIKELLARI, ERMIRA; SHEQERI, KRESHNIK $285,000
2025-08-21Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $1,926
2025-07-23RPTT&RET $256,000 — from LABAY, JOHN T to LI, ZE BIN; LI, JASON $256,000
2025-07-08Sold for $256,000 $256,000 $1,730
2025-01-07RPTT&RET $337,500 — from CURCURU, VINCENZO; CURCURU, CALOGERO ALESSANDRO to MOHAN, BERNICE; RAMNAUTH, ADRIAN $337,500
2024-12-23Sold for $337,500 $337,500 $2,280
2024-11-12RPTT&RET $215,000 — from CHIN LOUNG, JAMES CHOO to PARK, PAUL J. $215,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012113136
20180114012164
20190117510197
20200165911490
2021085814282
20229114521288
20231155510182
2024042413142
202529495469
20263783101104
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 234Housing & tenants 746Ownership & money 293Health & systems 23

Every one of the 1,313 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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