713 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 645 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 DOB permits.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-25. |
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.
307 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (193) · Noise (108) · Drinking (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$200,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | HERMAN CORTEZ |
| Managing agent | Herman Cortez |
| Last registered | 2024-10-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $983,000 | $58,980 |
| 2026 | $1,093,000 | $65,580 |
| 2027 | $1,153,000 | $69,180 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relax Lounge | Eastern European | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint 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.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (1 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.
| Subway | Forest Av — M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Forest Av / 68 Rd — Q39 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Catalpa Ave & Woodward Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 088 Seneca Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. 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.
68-17 Forest 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
307 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2026-04-09 (lender: Kassin Brothers II LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from TRANSCEND FOREST LLC to KASSIN BROTHERS II LLC | $1,400,000 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from TRANSCEND FOREST LLC to KASSIN BROTHERS II LLC | $1,400,000 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Deed $1,590,000 — from CORTEZ, ANA YVETTE; CORTEZ, HERMAN to TRANSCEND FOREST LLC | $1,590,000 | |
| 2026-03-27 | Sold for $1,590,000 | $1,590,000 | $795,000 |
| 1995-05-30 | Mortgage $180,000 — from CORTEZ, ANA YVETTE; CORTEZ, HERMAN to CLAY, RALPH; CLAY, KATHERINE | $180,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 206 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 91 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 183 |
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 89 |
Every one of the 713 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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