510 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 311 service requests, 124 HPD housing violations, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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 132. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 36 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1974-06-13. |
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.
123 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (96) · Dirty Condition (4) · Rodent (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
$93,450 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | 116 JAMAICA AVE CORP |
| Head officer | ZHI LIN |
| Managing agent | 116 JAMAICA AVE CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $576,000 | $259,200 |
| 2026 | $691,000 | $310,950 |
| 2027 | $829,000 | $373,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Fish Market | Seafood | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Sewage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2010 (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.
| Subway | Jamaica-Van Wyck — E · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Sutphin Blvd — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Van Wyck Expwy — Q54 Q56 · under 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.
135-20 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
123 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,169,485 on 2016-08-01 (lender: Amerasia 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-17 | Agreement $1,546,098 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to AMERASIA BANK | $1,546,098 | |
| 2016-08-01 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to AMERASIA BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2016-08-01 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to AMERASIA BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2016-08-01 | Mortgage $1,169,485 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to AMERASIA BANK | $1,169,485 | |
| 2008-02-22 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to GLOBAL BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2008-02-22 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to GLOBAL BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2008-02-22 | Mortgage $509,461 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to GLOBAL BANK | $509,461 | |
| 2003-07-26 | DEEDO $750,000 — from 31ST AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORP, to 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. | $750,000 | |
| 2003-07-26 | Mortgage $550,000 — from 116 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $550,000 | |
| 2003-02-26 | DEEDO $490,000 — from MEGIDDO REALITY, LTD to 31ST AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORP | $490,000 | |
| 1997-10-07 | Mortgage $50,000 — from MEGGIDO REALTY LTD to SIMPATICO ENTERPRISES, INC; GRACIA, JAIME | $50,000 | |
| 1989-07-06 | Mortgage $206,067 — from MEGIDDO REALTY LTD to BANCO SANTANDER PUER/RIC | $206,067 | |
| 1987-07-22 | Mortgage $200,000 — from MEGIDDO REALTY LTD to MONACO, SANTE | $200,000 | |
| 1985-05-15 | Mortgage $150,000 — from MEGIDDO REALTY LTD to ASTORIA FED SAV&LN ASSN | $150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 11 | 89 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Every one of the 510 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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