68-10 Forest Avenue

68-10 Forest Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, has 15 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 17 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 16 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 73/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 17 of 16 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (15 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

15 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 8 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 28 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-10-31. Newest violation issued 2026-05-07.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) NORTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2014-09-26. HPD violation 10395854
• Class C: Broken window or sash, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WEST WINDOW GLASS UPPER SASH IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2014-09-26. HPD violation 10394538
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the east, south wall, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2014-09-26. HPD violation 10395853
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1B), issued 2011-10-31. HPD violation 9178971
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1B), issued 2011-10-31. HPD violation 9178972
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1B), issued 2011-10-31. HPD violation 9178973
• Class B: Kitchen fixture defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CABINET BASE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 1B), issued 2011-10-31. HPD violation 9178974
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-07. HPD violation 18905038

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

17 of 16 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 17 in 2024, 17 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: HARRY HANDANOVIC. Managing agent: SANELA HANDANOVIC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4034830021, HPD building ID 655587. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Forest Av (M), 2 min walk
• Seneca Av (M), 6 min walk
• Fresh Pond Rd (M), 7 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.