375 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints, 80 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 234.7. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 53 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2012-09-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Dead Animal (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Dumping (2).
$20,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | UNITED JAMAICA LLC |
| Head officer | MANSOUR MEHDIZADEH |
| Managing agent | UNITED JAMAICA LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,462,000 | $87,720 |
| 2026 | $1,587,000 | $95,220 |
| 2027 | $1,434,000 | $86,040 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Sutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Strauss St — B12 B14 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Pitkin Ave & Grafton St · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
1841 Strauss Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by UNITED JAMAICA LLC — 3 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 524 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 108A Somers Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 1841 Strauss Street | BK | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $195,000 on 1989-07-28 (lender: Macley Realty INC Pen Pl). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-21 | Deed $1,175,000 — from FAMULARI, ESQ. AS REFEREE, DOMINIC J to UNITED JAMAICA LLC. | $1,175,000 | |
| 2016-09-14 | Sold for $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | $587,500 |
| 1989-07-28 | Mortgage $195,000 — from J&M RLTY CO/BK INC to MACLEY REALTY INC PEN PL | $195,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
Every one of the 375 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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