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63-59 Forest Avenue · Queens · BBL 4034950001 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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

100500
2017
2018
2019
55
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
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 last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-06-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-08Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-04-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-01-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-15311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-01-09311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-01-08311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2026-05-11311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-08Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-04-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-04-29311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-01-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-15311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-01-09311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2026-01-08311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2025
2025-05-19Boiler inspection
2025-05-01Restaurant inspection: ROGNER CAFE & LOUNGE — grade B · mice evidence
2025-03-26311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2025-03-19Restaurant inspection: ROGNER CAFE & LOUNGE · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-05311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2024-09-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-18Boiler inspection
2024-02-12311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-02-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-02-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-02-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023
2023-12-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-12-25311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2023-12-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-12-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-12-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-12-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-12-14311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2023-11-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-19Boiler inspection
2023-09-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-06-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-01311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2023-04-30311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2023-03-25311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2023-03-25311: Curb Condition — Curb Violation
2023-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-23311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-05-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-05-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-01-31Boiler inspection
2021
2021-12-18311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-12-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2021-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-07-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-06-28311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-06-17311: Bike Rack Condition — Bike Rack Repair
2021-06-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-31311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-05-28311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2021-05-18311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2021-05-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-12311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-11311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2021-04-07311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2021-04-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-03-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-02-26Boiler inspection
2021-02-26311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-02-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-02-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020
2020-12-11311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-12-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-11-17311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-11-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-11-06311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-11-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-11-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-11-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-10-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-10-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-10-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-02311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-10-02311: Drinking — After Hours - Licensed Est
2020-09-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-25311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2020-09-18311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-17311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-09-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-09-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-09-11311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-11311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-09-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-09-04311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-09-04311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-03311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-08-28311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-27311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-26Boiler inspection
2020-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-21311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-14311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-07311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2020-01-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-08-30Boiler inspection
2019-08-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-12-01311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2018-11-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-10-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-09-20Boiler inspection
2018-07-28311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2018-07-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-05-30311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2018-04-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-03-30Job filed: REMOVE SPRINKLER HEADS AT CELLAR LEVEL$15,000
2018-03-30Job filed: REMOVE SPRINKLER HEADS AT CELLAR LEVEL$15,000
2018-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-12-29Deed — from VASQUEZ, ALFONSO; VASZQUEZ, NESTOR ALFONSO; VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ to VASQUEZ GROUP LLC
2017-12-29Deed — from VASQUEZ, ALFONSO; VASZQUEZ, NESTOR ALFONSO; VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ to VASQUEZ GROUP LLC
2017-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-15Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-10-19311: Air Quality — Air: Other Air Problem (Use Comments) (AZZ)
2017-09-05Boiler inspection
2017-06-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2017-01-23311: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2016
2016-12-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-05-12311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2016-03-25311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2016-03-14311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2016-03-02311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2016-02-24311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2016-01-28311: Sewer — Defective/Missing Curb Piece (SC4)
2016-01-27311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2015
2015-11-10311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2015-11-05311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-07-29311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2015-04-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-03-10Job filed: AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AT CELLAR LEVEL (PLUMBING WORK ONLY,REMOVE SPRINKLER HEADS)$25,500
2015-03-10Job filed: AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AT CELLAR LEVEL (PLUMBING WORK ONLY,REMOVE SPRINKLER HEADS)$25,500
2014
2014-06-25311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2014-06-02311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2014-04-30311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2012
2012-07-10TL&R — from VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ; VASQUEZ, ALFONSO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
2012-07-10Mortgage satisfied — from VASQUEZ, ALFONSO; VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
2012-07-10TL&R — from VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ; VASQUEZ, ALFONSO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
2012-07-10Mortgage satisfied — from VASQUEZ, ALFONSO; VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC
2012-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2010
2010-09-04311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2008
2008-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-06-09Job filed: UP-GRADING EXIXTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEAN OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2004
2004-09-15Job filed: PROPOSE TO CONVERT EXISTING MEDICAL OFFICES AND PHARMACY ON CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR TO AS OF RIGHT USE (SOCIAL CLUB USE GROUP 4 ) ALL AS PER PLANS FILE$100,000
2004-09-15Job filed: PROPOSE TO CONVERT EXISTING MEDICAL OFFICES AND PHARMACY ON CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR TO AS OF RIGHT USE (SOCIAL CLUB USE GROUP 4 ) ALL AS PER PLANS FILE$100,000
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-16TL&R — from CANELOS, JAMES; CANELOS, JUANA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
2003-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from CANELOS, JAMES; CANELOS, JUANA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2003-04-23AL&R — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to VASQUEZ, ALFONSO; VASQUEZ, BEATRIZ
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
2002
2002-03-05Mortgage satisfied — from CANELOS, JUANA; CANELOS, JAMES to GREENPOINT BANK
2001
2001-11-27Mortgage assigned — from CANELOS, JAMES; CANELOS, JUANA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
2001-11-27Mortgage $150,000 — from CANELOS, JUANA; CANELOS, JAMES to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$150,000
2000
2000-12-12DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-04-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-11-30Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
1995-11-30Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-11-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from CANELOS, JAMES ETAL to LICATA, MARIA ETAL
1995-05-01Mortgage $125,000 — from CANELOS, JAMES; CANELOS, JUANA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$125,000
1994
1994-04-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ALTERATION #400250893. OCCUPIED AS MEDICAL CENTER AT FIRST FLO$350
1993
1993-02-04ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDING DEPT. RECORDS: FROM EATING & DRINKING EST. TO ILLEGAL MEDICAL CENTER. REMEDY: OBTAI$350
1991
1991-06-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. C.O. NO. 191554 FROM: EATING & DRINKING EST. CONF. STORE & SOC$285
1991-04-15DOB violation P:
1991-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
1991-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-09-10Permit AL — ISSUED
1983
1983-05-12Mortgage satisfied — from LICATA, JOSEPH to HAMBURG SAVING BANK
1983-04-15Deed — from LICATA, JOSEPH (ADM.OF) to CANELOS, JAMES; CANELOS, JUANA
1983-04-15Mortgage $100,000 — from CANELOS, JUANA; CANELOS, JAMES to LICATA, JOSEPH(ADM/OF)$100,000
1976
1976-12-17Mortgage — from LICATA JOSEPH to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK
1976-05-11Mortgage — from LICATA JOSEPH to CAROLYN HERGENROTHER; PETER J PABST
1976-05-11Deed — from PABST PETER J DISTRI; YOUNG CHARLES DISTR OF; HERGENROTHER CAROLYN DISTRI to JOSEPH LICATA

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