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173-17 89 Avenue

839Records
20City systems
1Open violations
20.5Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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839 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 330 HPD complaints, 211 311 service requests, 82 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1958
Floors6
Res. units76
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)JAMAICA WOODS CO LLC
BBL4098300001
BIN4210316

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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 53% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20.5. In ZIP 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · GENERAL (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$43,000 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 (1958)
YesSix or more residential units (76)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)JAMAICA WOODS CO, LLC
Head officerEFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS
Managing agentALMA REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,580,000 $2,061,000
2026$3,966,000 $1,784,700
2027$4,388,000 $1,974,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 175 St — Q3 Q76 · 600 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

173-17 89 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-46 Vernon Blvd QN405 A
107-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-20 Shore Front Parkway QN240 B
1511 Sheridan Avenue BX223 C
1777 Grand Concourse BX170 F
545 Prospect Place BK159 B
880 Bergen Street BK133 B
38-25 Parsons Boulevard QN113 B
3224 Grand Concourse BX112 D
226 Taaffe Place BK109 B
1775 East 18 Street BK96 B
213 Taaffe Place BK90 A
104-25 195 Street QN89 C
9 Thayer Street MN88 A
658 West 188 Street MN88 C
565 Prospect Place BK86 A
3607 Broadway MN84 B
227 Taaffe Place BK83 B
464 St Marks Avenue BK83 A
89-10 35 Avenue QN82 B
91-35 193 Street QN81 B
32-05 Newtown Avenue QN81 A
37-21 31 Street QN80 A
165 Bennett Avenue MN79 A
39-30 59 Street QN77 A
4455 Broadway MN77 B
173-17 89 Avenue QN76 A
699 Classon Avenue BK76 A
38 Sickles Street MN75 B
25-10 31 Avenue QN74 A
23-30 Newtown Avenue QN74 B
203 Underhill Avenue BK72 B
1114 Ward Avenue BX72 C
92 Pinehurst Avenue MN72 B
480 St Marks Avenue BK71 A
3572 DeKalb Avenue BX70 D
200 Highland Boulevard BK66 B
500 St Marks Avenue BK65 A
3885 Broadway MN64 C
4141 Broadway MN62 C
4151 Broadway MN62 C
90 Ellwood Street MN61 B
505 West 162 Street MN60 B
91-10 34 Avenue QN60 A
3851 Broadway MN59 C
140 Clarkson Avenue BK59 B
961 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1548 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 B
520 West 163 Street MN54 C
102-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN52 A
559 West 164 Street MN51 B
5008 Broadway MN50 B
393 Lefferts Avenue BK50 A
1415 Bristow Street BX50 C
557 West 148 Street MN49 B
614 West 157 Street MN48 B
35-30 153 Street QN47 C
35-28 153 Street QN47 B
530 West 163 Street MN45 B

showing 60 of 155 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $270,095 on 2021-12-15 (lender: JPMorgan 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
2021-12-15Mortgage $270,096 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $270,096
2021-12-15Agreement $5,750,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to JAMAICA WOODS CO. LLC $5,750,000
2016-11-23Mortgage $2,215,176 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $2,215,176
2016-11-23Mortgage $6,175,000 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $6,175,000
2016-11-23Agreement $6,175,000 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $6,175,000
2012-11-28Agreement $4,334,327 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,334,327
2009-11-09Mortgage $1,280,620 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,280,620
2009-11-09Agreement $4,500,000 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,500,000
2004-10-23AL&R $3,500,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to JAMAICA WOODS CO. $3,500,000
2004-10-23Agreement $3,500,000 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. to NORTH FORK BANK $3,500,000
2004-10-23Mortgage $1,572,449 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. to NORTH FORK BANK $1,572,449
1998-11-20Mortgage $472,569 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $472,569
1996-05-08Mortgage $255,215 — from JAMAICA WOODS CO. to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS $255,215
1995-12-05Mortgage $12,000 — from ABEYSENA, MURIEL; ABEYSENA, UPARIS to THE MONEY STORE $12,000
1992-10-16Mortgage $925,028 — from 150-18-28 UNION TPKEASN; ATLANTIC BANK NY to JAMAICA WOODS ASSOC; VICTORIA HALL ASSOC $925,028

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012003
2018014038
2019015017
202000130114
20211442112
20221281012
20230490114
202402860290
202501240126
202600110213
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 652Ownership & money 66Health & systems 17

Every one of the 839 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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