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2040 Forest Avenue

1,049Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

1,049 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 374 311 service requests, 252 DOB permits, 156 DOB job filings.

BoroughStaten Island 10303
Built1992
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK6
Owner (PLUTO)VORNADO FOREST PLAZA LLC
BBL5016960008
BIN5110624, 5110626

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

1
’23–24
1
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

137 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (70) · Homeless Person Assistance (15) · Consumer Complaint (7) · Food Establishment (7) · Encampment (6) · Vendor Enforcement (4).

Filed construction activity

$17,393,953 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (80 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$23,588,000 $10,614,600
2026$25,326,000 $11,396,700
2027$28,962,000 $13,032,900

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cheng'sChineseAMice evidence
Little CaesarsPizzaA—
Starbucks CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 / Maple Pkwy — S48 S98 SIM33 SIM33C +1 more · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 022 Graniteville
Middle: I.S. 051 Edwin Markham. 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

2040 Forest Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

137 311 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
2023-05-09RPTT $45,000 — from JIMMY JAZZ FOREST PLAZA, LLC to JAKO ENTERPRISES, LLC $45,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281

Ten-year activity

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2023
92
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171717110247
20181316190250
20192720150264
2020184600284
202148120226
2022149310256
202386281447
20242811460792
2025257460886
202691370249
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The full timeline

Construction 417Enforcement 215Housing & tenants 374Ownership & money 3Health & systems 40

Every one of the 1,049 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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