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170-18 Jamaica Avenue

67Records
10City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11432 · Neighborhood: Jamaica
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67 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 311 service requests, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughQueens 11432
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)GANDHI, EDILMA
BBL4102120006
BIN4217483

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (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 (1931)
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$876,000 $52,560
2026$967,000 $58,020
2027$895,000 $53,700

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Restaurante Y Antojitos GuatelindaSpanishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

8 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 · 200 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

170-18 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: $37,500 on 1987-01-16 (lender: Richmond Hill Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-02-14Deed $635,000 — from ESTATE OF LUCILLE ABRAMS; ESTATE OF BARBARA ANNE CONNORS; LOIS M. ROSENBLATT; PERRY-MCRAE, to GANDHI, EDILMA $635,000
1987-01-16Mortgage $37,500 — from CONNORS, BARBARA ANNE; ABRAMS, LILLIAN to RICHMOND HILL SAVS BANK $37,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171102
2018117018
20192002
20200303
20210101
20220202
20230011
20240112
20250011
20260033
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 29Ownership & money 9Health & systems 12

Every one of the 67 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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