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98-01 Jamaica Avenue

154Records
16City systems
2Open violations
53.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11421 · Neighborhood: Richmond Hill
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154 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11421
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)9801 JAMAICA LLC
BBL4091770095
BIN4315246

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 53.3. 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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$15,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · Noise (3) · Sewer Maintenance (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (3)
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)ABRAHAM ALAYOF
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$678,000 $305,100
2026$779,000 $350,550
2027$790,000 $355,500

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kinwa Peruvian KitchenPeruvianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 98 St — Q56 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 254 - The Rosa Parks School
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

98-01 Jamaica Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $400,000 on 1999-10-04 (lender: Staten Island Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-10-04Mortgage $400,000 — from 98-01 REALTY INC to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK $400,000
1985-05-03Mortgage $75,000 — from 98-01 REALTY INC. to RICHMOND HILL SAV BANK. $75,000
1983-05-25Mortgage $10,000 — from 98-01 REALTY INC to RED MILL KNITTING CORP $10,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004026
2018102025
201923100116
2020001012
2021053019
20220180110
2023006017
20240750113
2025015028
2026005229
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 26Health & systems 16

Every one of the 154 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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