Forest Hills
Affluent residential area with excellent schools and neighborhood feel.
Forest Hills Building Violation Profile
Measured from HPD violations and 311 complaints filed in the 12 months to September 2026, matched to this area's buildings. Use it to set expectations before you sign or hire.
Rodent complaints ran 6.1 per 1,000 apartments, below the citywide 8.8.
Heat and hot water complaints in Forest Hills ran 85.7 per 1,000 apartments over that year, below the citywide 125.7.
The median Forest Hills apartment building went up in 1953, 15.6% of apartments sit in buildings from before 1940 (citywide 45.8%), and 6.9% are in buildings of five floors or fewer (citywide 37.1%).
Most common HPD issues in Forest Hills
HPD issued 11.7 violations per 100 apartments in Forest Hills over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 3.9 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 48.6% of buildings recorded none.
Area figures describe 667 buildings holding 35,929 apartments, so check the specific address before you sign: one building's record can sit far from its neighborhood's average.
What the Records Show in Forest Hills
Buildings in Forest Hills averaged 11.7 HPD violations per 100 apartments over the 12 months to September 2026, below the citywide 30.1. Immediately hazardous Class C conditions ran 3.9 per 100 apartments against 9.2 citywide, and 48.6% of buildings recorded none at all.
| Measure | Forest Hills | Citywide |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment buildings | 667 | 172,071 |
| Apartments | 35,929 | 2,846,490 |
| HPD violations per 100 apartments | 11.7 | 30.1 |
| Class C (immediately hazardous) per 100 | 3.9 | 9.2 |
| Buildings with no violations | 48.6% | 45.3% |
| Apartments in pre-1940 buildings | 15.6% | 45.8% |
| Apartments in buildings of 5 floors or fewer | 6.9% | 37.1% |
| Median year built | 1953 | n/a |
Figures cover buildings with three or more apartments in Forest Hills, using HPD violations inspected in the 12 months to September 2026 and city lot records. Citywide figures use the same method. Search a specific address for that building’s own record.
Building Grades in Forest Hills
668 apartment buildings in Forest Hills were scored on October 8, 2026. 30.5% graded D or F, above the citywide 19.8%, and 53.9% graded A against 65.8% citywide. The average score was 74.1 out of 100.
Lowest-Scoring Buildings in Forest Hills
| # | Building | Grade | Score | Open Class C | Open Class B | Open HPD cases | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63-61 110 Street11375 · 6 apartments · built 1950 | F | 0 | 37 | 31 | 1 | Vacate order |
| 2 | 111-03 76 Drive11375 · 14 apartments · built 1936 | F | 0 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 5 heat complaints |
| 3 | 67-39 Clyde Street11375 · 7 apartments · built 1988 | F | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | Vacate order |
| 4 | 101-18 Queens Boulevard11375 · 31 apartments · built 1964 | F | 0 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 5 heat complaints |
| 5 | 99-12 65 Road11374 · 65 apartments · built 1949 | F | 0 | 69 | 60 | 0 | none |
| 6 | 111-45 76 Drive11375 · 48 apartments · built 1936 | F | 0 | 18 | 109 | 0 | 21 heat complaints |
| 7 | 109-19 72 Avenue11375 · 16 apartments · built 1986 | F | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | none |
| 8 | 99-15 67 Road11375 · 30 apartments · built 1953 | F | 0 | 21 | 14 | 1 | none |
| 9 | 103-10 Queens Boulevard11375 · 59 apartments · built 1940 | F | 0 | 18 | 98 | 0 | 6 heat complaints |
| 10 | 98-51 Queens Boulevard11374 · 200 apartments · built 1952 | F | 0 | 94 | 211 | 1 | Vacate order53 heat complaints |
Rent-Stabilized Apartments in Forest Hills
245 buildings here were billed the rent-stabilization fee for 9,366 apartments on the 2024 property tax bill. Among buildings billed in both years, the count fell 3.8% from 2018 to 2024. Check whether a specific building is on the list with the rent-stabilization checker.
| Building | Stabilized units 2018 | Stabilized units 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103-19 68 Road11375 | 82 | 33 | -49 |
| 99-40 63 Road11374 | 108 | 80 | -28 |
| 108-20 62 Drive11375 | 63 | 45 | -18 |
| 61-20 Grand Central Parkway11375 | 35 | 23 | -12 |
| 99-32 66 Road11374 | 61 | 50 | -11 |
Scores use the formula on the methodology page, applied to every lot with three or more apartments; the table ranks buildings with six or more. Stabilized unit counts are building totals from the DOF tax bill, compiled by nycdb, and say nothing about any individual apartment. See the most distressed buildings in the borough.
Services in Forest Hills
Each service page is tailored to Forest Hills’s building stock and common violation patterns.
Violation-Linked Repairs
For when Forest Hills buildings already have open violations
Pre-Lease & Investigation
Audit a Forest Hills building before you commit
Move-In Essentials
For after you’ve checked the building
Building Stock & Character
Tudor-style houses (Gardens), co-ops, apartments
Suburban feel, excellent restaurants, quiet residential streets
E/F/M/R (71st-Continental)
Expensive for Queens, limited nightlife, express trains skip sometimes