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89-18 Jamaica Avenue

241Records
14City systems
28Open violations
768Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11421 · Neighborhood: Woodhaven
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241 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 HPD housing violations, 63 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11421
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)LI-JOHNSON, BRENDA YING
BBL4089310008
BIN4184186

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GRADE F

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 768. In ZIP 11421, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

Open HPD violations28 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

45 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 33 · winter 2024–25: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

33
’23–24
12
’24–25

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · SAFETY (2) · GENERAL (1) · Boilers (1).

Filed construction activity

$31,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Brenda LiJohnson
Last registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$610,800 $274,860
2026$716,000 $322,200
2027$630,000 $283,500

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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

SubwayWoodhaven Blvd — J Z · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 87 St — Q56 · 550 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 060 Woodhaven
Middle: J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell. 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

89-18 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

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2015-02-04 (lender: Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-02-04AL&R $600,000 — from LI-JOHNSON, BRENDA YING to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $600,000
2015-02-04Mortgage $600,000 — from LI-JOHNSON, BRENDA YING to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $600,000
2015-02-04Deed $1,070,000 — from URBANISTICA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to LI-JOHNSON, BRENDA YING $1,070,000
2014-08-20Deed $650,000 — from BIANCHI, FEDELE; BIANCHI, JOSEPHINE to URBANISTICA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY $650,000
2014-08-20Mortgage $600,000 — from URBANISTICA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; BAHAMON, DIANA; FEIJOO, MARCO to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC, AS SERVICER $600,000
1983-11-28Mortgage $46,000 — from BIANCHI, JOSEPHINE; BIANCHI, FEDELE to HILDEBRAND, HENRY J.; HILDEBRAND, CATHERINE $46,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702215
201820114
201900415
202000112
202101214
202201416
20230261164
2024051001106
202512418
202620103
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 193Ownership & money 11Health & systems 9

Every one of the 241 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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