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138-21 Jamaica Avenue

330Records
17City systems
0Open violations
50Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11435 · Neighborhood: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
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330 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11435
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC.
BBL4096190031
BIN4451795, 4451796

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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 50. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Non (2) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$72,940 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 (2)
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)PERALTE BROS ASSOCIATES INC.
Head officerLOUIS PERALTE
Managing agentPeralte Bros Associates Inc.
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$635,000 $285,750
2026$762,000 $342,900
2027$914,000 $411,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Los 4 Hermanos Mexican Restaurant CORPNot yet graded—
Los AlmuerzosMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

SubwayJamaica-Van Wyck — E · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Sutphin Blvd — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Queens Blvd / Jamaica Av — Q20 Q60 · under 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 082 Hammond
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

138-21 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

32 311 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: $2,600,000 on 2026-05-29 (lender: Silver Hill Capital, LLC), 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
2026-05-29AL&R $2,600,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to SILVER HILL CAPITAL, LLC $2,600,000
2026-05-29Mortgage $2,600,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to SILVER HILL CAPITAL, LLC $2,600,000
2025-01-02AL&R $1,600,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES INC. to POPULAR BANK $1,600,000
2025-01-02M&CON $1,600,000 — from PERALTE BROS ASSOCIATES INC. to POPULAR BANK $1,600,000
2025-01-02Mortgage $391,386 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES INC. to POPULAR BANK $391,386
2016-12-08AL&R $2,000,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to KEB HANA BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2016-12-08Mortgage $483,783 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to KEB HANA BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $483,783
2016-12-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to KEB HANA BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2014-01-07Mortgage $345,995 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to BNB HANA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ISA $345,995
2014-01-07AL&R $1,637,150 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to BNB HANA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ISA $1,637,150
2014-01-07Agreement $1,637,150 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to BNB HANA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ISA $1,637,150
2007-04-27AL&R $1,500,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $1,500,000
2007-04-27M&CON $1,500,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $1,500,000
2004-09-14Mortgage $115,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC.,; PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC., to GRODSKY, SCOTT $115,000
2004-05-05Mortgage $1,200,000 — from PERALTE BROS. ASSOCIATES, INC. to THOROUGH REALTY CORPORATION $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172380215
20183270012
2019002024
2020003025
2021014016
20220080210
20230550313
2024014016
202513195331
202610124320
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 161Ownership & money 45Health & systems 21

Every one of the 330 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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