# 72-15 Forest Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11385 BBL 4035870003 · Block 3587 · Lot 3 · BIN 4086669 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-15-forest-avenue-4035870003 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10 ## Summary 72-15 Forest Avenue (Queens, NY 11385; tax lot BBL 4035870003) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1920, on a 1,700 sq ft lot zoned R5B. City tax records list the owner as LUIS FERNANDEZ. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $1,152,000. As of November 10, 2026 (limited by DOB Job Application Filings (BIS); other open-item sources were confirmed later), NYC Open Data shows one active DOB violation and one active ECB violation. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “72-15 Forest Avenue, Queens, NY 11385 (BBL 4035870003)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-15-forest-avenue-4035870003. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Ridgewood: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11385: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 72-13 Forest Avenue (20 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-13-forest-avenue-4035870004 - 72-17 Forest Avenue (21 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-17-forest-avenue-4035870002 - 72-19 Forest Avenue (41 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-19-forest-avenue-4035870001 - 72-11 Forest Avenue (41 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-11-forest-avenue-4035870005 - 72-03 Forest Avenue (106 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-03-forest-avenue-4035870011 - 72-14 Forest Avenue (155 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/72-14-forest-avenue-4035760037 - 59-04 Stephen Street (102 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/59-04-stephen-street-4035870013 - 59-08 Stephen Street (106 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/59-08-stephen-street-4035870014 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 1 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 1 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | | Active vacate orders | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: LUIS FERNANDEZ - Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick - Year built: 1920 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 1,700 sq ft · Building area: 2,080 sq ft - Zoning: R5B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-12 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $1,152,000, assessed value $69,120, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1994-12-01 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1994-12-01 from SCHIFFGENS, DIANA M to FERNANDEZ, CARMEN; FERNANDEZ, LUIS, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1992-07-25 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1992-07-25 from SCHIFFGENS, DIANA M; SCHIFFGENS, MARIA to SCHIFFGENS, DIANA M, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1985-06-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1985-06-17 from HERBST, RUDOLF to SCHIFFGENS, MARIA; SCHIFFGENS, DIANA M, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2001-06-10 | open (VW-VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE) | DOB violation (C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL). Active — not recorded as resolved or dismissed. | 3h2n-5cm9 | | 2001-06-10 | open (violation status ACTIVE; hearing status IN VIOLATION; certification NO COMPLIANCE RECORDED) | ECB (DOB) violation, hazardous: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:WORK NOTED:INCELLAR ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS CREATING 3 ROOMS.ALSO INATALLED WATER & WESTE LINE FOR 3 PC BATHROOM (SHOWER).REMEDY:OBTAIN PERMIT OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION.. Violation status (DOB): active (open; not resolved in DOB records). Hearing/penalty status: found in violation. Certification of correction: no compliance recorded. | 6bgk-3dad | ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-11; last loaded 2026-11-11 ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as LUIS FERNANDEZ. | 64uk-42ks | | 1994-12-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1994-12-01). | 636b-3b5g | | 1994-12-01 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1994-12-01). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/4035870003