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169-28 Jamaica Avenue

146Records
15City systems
10Open violations
30Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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146 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 311 service requests, 28 HPD complaints, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)ABDOOL NASIM KASSIM
BBL4102100039
BIN4217407

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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

Open HPD violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-26.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$190,000 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 (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)Abdool N Kassim
Last registered2026-01-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$603,600 $271,620
2026$658,000 $296,100
2027$737,000 $331,650

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kassim's Bakery & RestaurantCaribbeanA—

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.

5 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.

Getting around

Subway169 St — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 170 St — Q54 Q56 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley
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

169-28 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

1 311 service request 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: $225,000 on 1999-08-31 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-08-31Mortgage $225,000 — from KASSIM, ABDOOL NAZIM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP $225,000
1983-05-23Mortgage $40,000 — from PAAD ENTERPRISES CORP to GEM REALTY COR $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170019221
201800325
201900415
202000415
2021209112
202210214
202302518
2024503412
202500325
202620237
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 88Ownership & money 16Health & systems 20

Every one of the 146 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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