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400 Forest Avenue · Staten Island · BBL 5002530012 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10301, 85% 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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Street Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Sewer (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 (1948)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$714,000 $321,300
2026$751,000 $337,950
2027$758,000 $341,100

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Better Gourmet Health KitchenAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 / Sharon 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

400 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

11 311 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.

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171102
20180101
20190101
20200202
20210606
20223418
20233609
20241214
202535210
20260202
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-04-02311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-02311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-01-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025
2025-09-08Restaurant inspection: BETTER GOURMET HEALTH KITCHEN — grade A
2025-07-01311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2025-06-16Restaurant inspection: BETTER GOURMET HEALTH KITCHEN · mice evidence
2025-05-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-04-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-03-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-03-21FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-03-20FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-02-21311: Street Condition — Pothole
2025-02-14311: Street Condition — Pothole
2024
2024-10-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2024-03-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2024-03-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-01-19Restaurant inspection: BETTER GOURMET HEALTH KITCHEN — grade A
2023
2023-12-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2023-10-23311: Sewer — Catch Basin Search (SC2)
2023-10-03311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-03-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023-03-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023-02-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-02-07FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2023-02-07FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2023-01-24311: Street Condition — Pothole
2022
2022-09-22Restaurant inspection: BETTER GOURMET HEALTH KITCHEN — grade B
2022-09-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2022-09-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-09-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-02-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022-01-07FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-01-07FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-01-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021
2021-12-20311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-11-12311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2021-10-11311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-06-25311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2021-03-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-03-04311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020
2020-03-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-02-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019
2019-08-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2018
2018-07-09311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2017
2017-10-17311: Electronics Waste — Recycling Electronics
2017-04-27FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2016-08-30DOB violation C:
2016-08-29DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-12-16Job filed: INSTALLING NEW HOOD WITH EXHAUST DUCT ONLY. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2015-10-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-07-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-04-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-08-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-07-25Permit AL — ISSUED
2014-06-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION & CONVERSION OF (2) EXISTING SECOND FLOOR OFFICES TO (2) DWELLING UNIT.$96,000
2014-06-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION & CONVERSION OF (2) EXISTING SECOND FLOOR OFFICES TO (2) DWELLING UNIT.$96,000
2014-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-07Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM , NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2014-02-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2013
2013-11-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EXITS OR OCCUPANCY.$40,600
2013-01-28311: Animal Facility - No Permit — N/A
2012
2012-12-17311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012-11-14311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2012-11-14311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2012-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2012-05-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2012-02-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O #5884 ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED 1FL OFFICPART CONVERTED INTO CLASS A APT AND FORTUNE TELL $600
2012-02-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT WORK NOTED AT REAR OF PREMISE EXTENSION EXP #3 ERECT DECK W/ WOOD FRAME ROOF AT 2FL TO CREATE RECREATION AREA EREC
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-02-09311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2011-02-05311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2010
2010-09-28311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2010-05-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2010-05-29DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-02-13311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-11-13RPTT — from CRISO ENTERPRISES, INC to NEKHA REALTY LLC
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-23Permit SG — ISSUED
2005-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2005-08-24Job filed: RENOVATE EXTERIOR FACADE, INSTALL/REPLACE NEW WINDOWS, 1ST FLOOR ROOF DE CK, LAYOUT NEW INTERIOR PARTITION ON THE 2ND FLOOR, SUPPLY NEW (3) COMP. SINK$60,000
2003
2003-09-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-08-25Job filed: INSTALLATIION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUSPRESSIO N SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE S OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2003-08-25Job filed: INSTALLATIION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUSPRESSIO N SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE S OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2003-08-25Job filed: INSTALLATIION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUSPRESSIO N SYSTEM NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRE S OR OCCUPANCY.$2,500
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:

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