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131-09 Jamaica Avenue

120Records
10City systems
13Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11418 · Neighborhood: Richmond Hill
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120 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB violations, 13 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11418
Built1935
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)DURAN, RAFAEL
BBL4092830025
BIN4194015

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2002-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4).

Filed construction activity

$12,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1935)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$716,000 $42,960
2026$789,000 $47,340
2027$826,000 $49,560

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yosmira BarLatin AmericanA—

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.

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

SubwayJamaica-Van Wyck — E · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
121 St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 132 St — Q54 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 054 Hillside
Middle: J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck. 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

131-09 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

4 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $448,000 on 2007-03-12 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-03-12Mortgage $448,000 — from DURAN, RAFAEL to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $448,000
2007-03-12Deed $640,000 — from DOMINGUEZ, JOEL to DURAN, RAFAEL $640,000
2003-08-01Mortgage $136,000 — from DOMINGUEZ, JOEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $136,000
1993-12-06Mortgage $86,250 — from DOMINGUEZ, JOEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $86,250
1990-04-12Mortgage $26,000 — from TZIMAS, SPIROS to MERMIGOFF, MILTON $26,000
1988-06-29Mortgage $120,000 — from TZIMAS, SPIROS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $120,000
1985-09-16Mortgage $90,000 — from GOUNARIS, ANTHONY to LONG ISLAND SAV BANK $90,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017410005
2018131005
2019131106
2020002002
2021000000
2022100001
2023050117
2024010001
2025010001
2026004015
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 22Ownership & money 33Health & systems 3

Every one of the 120 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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