72-10 Forest Avenue, Queens

Small four-unit Ridgewood walk-up with missed paperwork filings and street-level commercial friction nearby.

Longtime family ownership in Ridgewood that operates with minimal formal oversight. The Gardocki family transferred the four-unit property into a family trust in 2026 after holding it since 2000. Three things to know:

Administrative filings are repeatedly skipped. The file carries eight open violations, driven by missed property registrations and skipped annual bedbug reporting year after year. Skipping administrative filings usually points to informal, off-site management.

Food establishment exhaust and kitchen calls pop up nearby. Five food establishment complaints were logged within three blocks over the past year, reflecting commercial kitchen and venting activity on the surrounding blocks. Odors and exhaust can drift into upper-floor residential units depending on riser and court placement.

Parking and hydrant blocking strain the surrounding blocks. 108 illegal parking calls hit within three blocks over the last year, largely concentrated on blocked hydrants and commercial overnight parking. The curb sees constant turnover and delivery friction.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 75 water system complaints within three blocks last year, mostly localized pipe leaks and hydrant runs
• 33 commercial noise complaints logged on surrounding blocks over twelve months
• 11 lead kit and lead complaints logged in the three-block radius over the last year

72-10 Forest Avenue is a 4-unit building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4035760034). This building is associated with Gardocki, Wieslaw (ind). Brix tracks 8 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1931, this walk-up apartment building sits in Queens and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (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
• §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 SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN

The building last changed hands on July 20, 2026, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 43/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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