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680 Jamaica Avenue

167Records
13City systems
0Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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167 recorded events, 1971–2025, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built2016
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC
BBL3041010026
BIN3256585

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Building/Use (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Jamaica Plaza NY LLC
Head officerYitzchok Kohn
Managing agentBlue elm Inc
Last registered2026-02-10

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$992,000 $59,520
2026$1,256,000 $75,360
2027$1,108,000 $66,480

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayNorwood Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Logan St — Q56 · 200 ft
Citi BikeJamaica Ave & Elton St · 0.4 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.

Report a problem to 311

680 Jamaica Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
37 South 10 Street BK21 B
1319 East New York Avenue BK11 B
Amboy Street BK9 C
156 Skillman Street BK8 A
158 Rutledge Street BK8 A
158 Skillman Street BK8 A
231 Chester Street BK7 A
997 Clarkson Avenue BK7 A
1259 51 Street BK7 A
280 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
1833 Park Place BK6 A
275 Milford Street BK6 B
127 Miller Avenue BK6 B
31 Locust Street BK5 C
876 Kent Avenue BK4 B
490 Marion Street BK3 D
678 Jamaica Avenue BK3 A
492 Marion Street BK3 D
680 Jamaica Avenue BK3 C
221 Quincy Street BK3 F
1200 Myrtle Avenue BK3 B
589 Hart Street BK3 C
51 Lee Avenue BK3 A
1234 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
92 Pilling Street BK2 C
1077 Halsey Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,625,000 on 2017-09-12 (lender: Kearny Bank), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-09-12AL&R $1,625,000 — from JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,625,000
2017-09-12Mortgage $1,625,000 — from JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,625,000
2017-02-02Deed $900,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC $900,000
2017-01-25Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $300,000
2016-03-09Mortgage $585,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC $585,000
2016-03-01Agreement $360,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED; MBZ SHACKS CORP to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC $360,000
2015-04-15Mortgage $360,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED; MBZ SHACKS CORP. to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO., LLC $360,000
2015-04-06Deed $118,000 — from SOLDATI HOLDINGS INC., to ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED $118,000
2005-07-27DEEDO $187,000 — from CRUZ, MIGUEL; FILPO, MICHAEL to SOLDATI HOLDINGS, INC. $187,000
2004-11-16Deed $120,000 — from ABREU, JOSE G to FILPO, MICHAEL $120,000
1989-06-15Mortgage $50,000 — from ABREU, ANA SYLVIA; ABREU, JOSE G to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721506261
2018023005
2019004015
2020003003
2021004004
2022005005
2023006006
2024017008
2025016007
2026000000
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 106Ownership & money 27Health & systems 4

Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1971–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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