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173-21 Jamaica Avenue

165Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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165 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 DOB complaints.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)PERSAUD, SURESH N.
BBL4098090042
BIN4209865

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Dirty Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
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$667,000 $40,020
2026$731,000 $43,860
2027$763,000 $45,780

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Caribbean Roti ExpressCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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-179 St — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 173 St — Q110 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 Eastwood
Middle: I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy. 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

173-21 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

9 311 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: $350,000 on 2020-12-14 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-14Mortgage $350,000 — from PERSAUD, SURESH N to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $350,000
2009-08-28Mortgage $319,000 — from PERSAUD, SURESH N to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $319,000
2009-08-28AL&R $319,000 — from PERSAUD, SURESH N to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $319,000
2003-06-09DEEDO $365,000 — from OZONE PROPERTIES CORP to PERSAUD, SURESH N $365,000
2001-12-20Mortgage $150,500 — from OZONE PROPERTIES CORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $150,500
1989-08-01Mortgage $166,250 — from LATCHMANSINGH, DEON to STATE SAVINGS FA $166,250
1989-01-27Mortgage $35,000 — from LATCHMANSINGH, DEON to F.W.G. REALTY CP $35,000
1989-01-27Mortgage $210,000 — from LATCHMANSINGH, DEON to STATE SAVINGS $210,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713004
201814207
201907209
20201381040
20210130215
202213116
202315006
202411013
202503014
202605016
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 32Health & systems 9

Every one of the 165 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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