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63-59 Forest Avenue

218Records
15City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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218 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 311 service requests, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 boiler inspections.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)VASQUEZ GROUP LLC
BBL4034950001
BIN4083624, 4458271, 4458272

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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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Illegal Parking (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Missed Collection (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
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)VASQUEZ GROUP LLC
Head officerALFONSO VASQUEZ
Managing agentALFONSO VASQUEZ
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$533,000 $239,850
2026$471,000 $211,950
2027$518,000 $233,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rogner Cafe & LoungeAmericanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Forest Av / Gates Av — Q14 Q39 · 450 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

63-59 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

23 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $395,000 on 2003-04-23 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, INC.), 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
2003-04-23Mortgage $395,000 — from VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ; VASQUEZ, ALFONSO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $395,000
2003-04-23Deed $720,000 — from CANELOS, JAMES; CANELOS, JUANA to VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ; VASQUEZ, ALFONSO $720,000
2001-11-27Mortgage $150,000 — from CANELOS, JUANA; CANELOS, JAMES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $150,000
1995-05-01Mortgage $125,000 — from CANELOS, JAMES; CANELOS, JUANA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $125,000
1983-04-15Mortgage $100,000 — from CANELOS, JUANA; CANELOS, JAMES to LICATA, JOSEPH(ADM/OF) $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
55
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003339
20183350112
2019001012
202000540155
202100210223
2022004015
202301260128
202400100111
2025001034
2026008019
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 149Ownership & money 23Health & systems 16

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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