433 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 127 HPD complaints, 111 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 134.2. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 | 7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-09. |
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.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · SAFETY (2) · APPLIANCE (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | CYPRESS WEST HDFC |
| Head officer | MICHELLE NEUGEBAUER |
| Managing agent | SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-10-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $611,000 | $274,950 |
| 2026 | $733,000 | $329,850 |
| 2027 | $728,000 | $327,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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 | Norwood Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Norwood Av — Q56 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Jamaica Ave & Elton St · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 065 Middle: 171, 760. 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.
656 Jamaica Avenue
| 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 |
26 311 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 SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 274 buildings, 8,157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B108 · C66 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 274 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $121,005 on 2010-08-03 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Agreement $1,711,613 — from CYPRESS WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,711,613 | |
| 2010-08-03 | Agreement $1,711,613 — from CYPRESS WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $1,711,613 | |
| 2010-08-03 | Mortgage $121,005 — from CYPRESS WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $121,005 | |
| 2010-08-03 | Mortgage $212,226 — from CYPRESS WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $212,226 | |
| 2010-08-03 | RPTT&RET $1,902,613 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to CYPRESS WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO | $1,902,613 | |
| 1988-01-11 | Mortgage $47,000 — from ROGERS, GRISELDA; ROGERS, LOUIS B to BACH, JOHANNA M | $47,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2022 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Every one of the 433 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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