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The Forge

44-28 Purves Street, NY 111014.6 ★ (122 reviews)
Rental building
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Summary

The Forge is a Long Island City rental with in-unit laundry, an outdoor pool and an unusually broad set of gardens, terraces and resident spaces. Long-term residents praise the staff, maintenance and community, while elevator reliability and a smaller set of apartment-system problems are the main drawbacks.

272 unitsOpened 2017Managed by Gotham Properties

Reviews

The Forge receives unusually consistent praise from residents who stayed several years, especially for the staff, maintenance and shared spaces. The weaker points are concentrated in elevators, occasional apartment defects and the cost or availability of the amenity program.

Google
4.6
122 reviews
Openigloo
4.6
10 reviews
Yelp
5.0
3 reviews

What residents praise

Staff and maintenance make the building feel personal

Long-term residents repeatedly describe warm front-desk teams, responsive management and repair requests handled quickly.

Outdoor spaces and amenities are genuinely used

The pool, grills, gym, gardens, lounges and resident programming earn repeated praise for being clean and well maintained.

Apartments feel calm and practical

Residents value the light, storage, in-unit laundry and comparatively quiet Purves Street setting.

What residents complain about

Elevator reliability can test a high-floor commute

Several residents describe slow service or extended outages, sometimes leaving only one or two elevators for a tall building.

Some apartment systems have needed repeated work

A smaller set of accounts mentions leaks, drainage, discolored water and long gas or hot-water interruptions despite responsive maintenance staff.

Fees and renewal economics can change the value

Residents mention paid amenity access, high trigger fees and concern about rent or tax-related increases as leases renew.

Amenities

The Forge has in-unit laundry and a 24-hour attended lobby with refrigerated package storage. Shared spaces include a fitness center, movement studio, outdoor pool, landscaped courtyard and rooftop terraces, with a garage and resident storage.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Air conditioning
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center*
Pool*
Shared outdoor space*
On-site parking*
Package service
Resident storage*

* Fees apply to marked amenities. See Costs in the Availability tab.

Also here: Bike storage · Rooftop sky lounge · Resident lounge · Business bar and workspace · Children's playroom · Billiards room

Location

The Forge is located at 44-28 Purves Street, New York, NY 11101. The building sits on a quieter Long Island City side street while remaining close to Queens Plaza and Court Square transit, groceries and neighborhood services. Daily errands and Manhattan commuting are practical without a car, though nearby construction and trains can still be audible in some apartments.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 3 min
    Court Sq7EFG
  • 5 min
    Court Sq-23 St7EFG
  • 7 min
    Queens PlazaEFR
  • 8 min
    Queensboro Plaza7NW
  • 10 min
    21 StG
  • 12 min
    33 St-Rawson St7

Building records

Housing complaints are relatively uncommon compared with similar buildings, with heating and noise accounting for most reports. An open door or lock violation makes entry-door upkeep worth checking, while a nearby new-building project may bring disruption.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.

10.7 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.7 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
14
Jan 2025
8
Sep 2026
2
Apr 2025

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
1
1 open
1
Closed
1
Closed

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
450 ftJul 2026

Rent history

Studios ask about 5% more than the Long Island City median. One-bedrooms ask about 8% more than the Long Island City median.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Long Island City.
Studio
$3,796median / mo
+5% vs area
$3,215–$4,092
1 bed
$4,835median / mo
+8% vs area
$4,189–$5,598
2 beds
$6,336median / mo
$5,553–$7,882

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.
AllStudio1 bed2 beds

39% of listings offered free rent, most commonly half a month. If the apartment you like doesn’t include an offer, it’s worth asking whether leasing can extend one.

No free rent recorded: 61%0.25 months: 10%0.5 months: 18%0.65 months: 4%0.75 months: 6%1.35 months: 2%
39%of listings offered free rent
No free rent recorded
61%(31 of 51)
0.25 months
10%(5 of 51)
0.5 months
18%(9 of 51)
0.65 months
4%(2 of 51)
0.75 months
6%(3 of 51)
1.35 months
2%(1 of 51)

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