Forest Park is a quaint and hilly neighborhood in a very desirable section of Queens surrounding one of the largest parks in New York City. Home buyers looking for a feeling of being in the country in the city won’t be able to do much better than this elegant neighborhood.
“It’s one of the largest parks in New York City. It’s very big and there’s a field for every sport you can think of. In the woods and on the trails, you’re going to see wildlife you don’t think of when you think of New York City.” So says Chatter Singh, a longtime Queens resident and licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams Liberty Realty. Forest Park is the green space he’s describing. The park is over 500 acres, 400 of which are wooded and, in addition to full time locals like hawks and pheasants, the park hosts over 100 species of migrating birds every year. In May, you can check out the “Warbler Wave” as hundreds of brightly colored songbirds stop by during migration.
Residents of Forest Park are lucky because every home in this small hilltop hamlet is within a few blocks of the park and many have views across the East River to the Manhattan skyline. In the few blocks north and south of the park that comprise this community, you’ll find colonial revival and Victorian row houses, ivy-covered mansions on large lots and prewar brick high rises. Vibrantly colored colonial revival row houses with wooden siding and several bedrooms on the steps of the park are currently selling for around $1.5 million. Parkside, seven-story prewar condo buildings offer two- and three-bedroom units for under $400,000 with low maintenance fees. Pretty old detached Victorian row houses with gambrel roofs can be found for well under $1 million. On the north side of the park, a five-bedroom brick mansion is listed at $2.7 million.
Forest Park is too small for its own schools, so students attend those in adjacent neighborhoods. PS 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Elementary School is 120 years old. The Richardsonian Romanesque-style building is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the school’s ethos of reading as a way of life has kept it in the top 1% of city schools in all metrics, according to the New York City Department of Education.
Most of the commercial activity is three blocks south along Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven or a few blocks north into Forest Hills, although there is a small commercial hub where Woodhaven Boulevard intersects Myrtle Avenue near the center of Forest Park. Here, you’ll find Don Tequila Urban Cantina, a Mexican restaurant and local watering hole, two gas stations, an urgent care and a few other small businesses. If you’re in the mood for a walk or a pint or both, Neir’s Tavern is about as old school NYC as you can find. This 1829 pub is a favorite of location scouts for NYC film productions and New Yorkers near and far. On the edge of Forest Park and Forest Hill to the north, the Cinemart Cinemas shows independent films and runs its own café. Two supermarkets lie just north of the park, as well.
The J train along Jamaica Avenue and the E/F near the Kew Gardens courthouse are both walking distance from Forest Park and two expressways intersect at Union Turnpike just a few blocks west.
Marlanea Sopp
LAFFEY REAL ESTATE
(347) 796-3735
18 Total Sales
1 in Forest Park
$999,000 Price
Devi Yee
North Star Realty Assoc LLC
(833) 728-1406
89 Total Sales
1 in Forest Park
$260,000 Price
Valerie Shalomoff
Keller WIlliams Realty Liberty
(646) 760-8642
44 Total Sales
1 in Forest Park
$300,000 Price
Michael Tirelli
Kaye Realty & Development Inc
(877) 375-6812
10 Total Sales
7 in Forest Park
$170K - $400K Price Range
Livia Jovic
New York Way Real Estate Corp
(866) 755-5684
48 Total Sales
1 in Forest Park
$375,000 Price
Vincent Koo
EXP Realty
(929) 552-9370
94 Total Sales
2 in Forest Park
$299K - $535K Price Range
On average, homes in Forest Park, Queens sell after 124 days on the market compared to the national average of 55 days.
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Median List Price
$304,500
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Median Single Family Sale Price
$490,000
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Median Townhouse Sale Price
$824,500
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Median 2 Bedroom Sale Price
$299,500
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Median Change From 1st List Price
4%
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Last 12 months Home Sales
35
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Average Price Per Sq Ft
$344
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Number of Homes
234
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Number of Homes for Sale
23
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Median Year Built
1954
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Months of Supply
7.90
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Average Single Family Home Size Sq Ft
1,256
Significantly below the national average
1,934
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Average Townhouse Size Sq Ft
993
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Average 2 Bedroom Size Sq Ft
957
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Average 1 Bedroom Size Sq Ft
786
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Median Lot Size Sq Ft
2,178
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Median Condo Rent
$3,180
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Total Population
4,831
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Median Age
48
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Population Density
10 ppl/acre
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Population under 18
19.6%
On par with the national average
23.8%
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Population over 65
25%
Above the national average
19.1%
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Median Household Income
$82,963
On par with the national average
$79,597
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Average Household Income
$101,049
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High School Graduates
81.7%
Below the national average
89%
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College Graduates
40.9%
Above the national average
34.1%
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Advanced Degrees
17.4%
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% Population in Labor Force
60.7%
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Annual Precipitation
45''
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Average Winter Low Temperature
29°F
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Average Summer High Temperature
86°F
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Annual Snowfall
3''
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Diverse suburbia in eastern Queens near JFK Airport and sprawling parks
