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640 Forest Avenue

157Records
14City systems
11Open violations
13.3Penalty rate

157 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 21 HPD complaints, 18 DOB violations.

BoroughStaten Island 10310
Built1938
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)JULIA & CINZIA, INC.
BBL5002860010
BIN5007686

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 10310, 90% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

Open HPD violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-02-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (3) · Sewer (2) · Street Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1938)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$661,000 $39,660
2026$809,000 $48,540
2027$879,000 $52,740

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Moretti BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

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.

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Forest Av / Bement Av — S48 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 045 John Tyler
Middle: I.S. 061 William A Morris. 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

640 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

7 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-12-22RPTT $480,000 — from MORETTI, ALBERT to JULIA & CINZIA, INC. $480,000
2005-09-16RPTT $200,000 — from MORETTI, MARIE; MORETTI, MARLE to MORETTI, ALBERT $200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170909
2018117119
20191618
20201113
202109211
20222013
20231023
20242417
20251225
20260123
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 110Ownership & money 2Health & systems 13

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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