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62-38 Forest Avenue

165Records
15City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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165 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 311 service requests, 13 DOB job filings, 12 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)FOREST AVE PROPERTIES LLC
BBL4033670036
BIN4433991, 4449775, 4449776

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$90,008 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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 AVENUE PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerROSA NAVARRA
Managing agentNAVARRA MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$987,000 $444,150
2026$1,006,000 $452,700
2027$1,038,000 $467,100

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Casita MexicanaMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayForest Av — M · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Forest Av / Harman St — Q14 Q39 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBleecker St & Forest Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 071 Forest
Middle: I.S. 093 Ridgewood. 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

62-38 Forest Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NAVARRA MANAGEMENT INC — 12 buildings, 37 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
291 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1701 Madison Street QN5 C
115 Irving Avenue BK4 B
57-79 75 Street QN3 A
57-75 75 Street QN3 A
57-87 75 Street QN3 A
57-83 75 Street QN3 A
62-38 Forest Avenue QN2 B
78 Manhattan Avenue BK2 A
76 Manhattan Avenue BK2 A
392 Woodward Avenue QN2 C
54-18 Flushing Avenue QN2 A

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
31
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017007411
201803508
201900303
2020218011
20216124031
202201427
202301607
202401315
202501517
202601113
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 8Health & systems 11

Every one of the 165 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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