3,257 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,571 311 service requests, 821 HPD complaints, 532 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 756.5. In ZIP 11433, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 47 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
256 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 101 · winter 2025–26: 128). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
195 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (122) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · ELECTRIC (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · Noise (7) · APPLIANCE (7).
$253,600 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | MELINA ENTERPRISES INC |
| Head officer | CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD |
| Managing agent | MELINA ENTERPRISESE INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,278,000 | $1,025,100 |
| 2026 | $2,150,000 | $967,500 |
| 2027 | $2,002,000 | $900,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buen Sabor Hondureno | Spanish | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.
| Subway | Jamaica-179 St — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 173 St — Q110 · 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.
172-32 Jamaica Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
195 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 122 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,060,000 on 2025-12-12 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | EASE $340,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES, INC. to TPA VIII, LLC | $340,000 | |
| 2025-12-12 | AL&R $2,760,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES INC. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $2,760,000 | |
| 2025-12-12 | Agreement $2,760,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES INC. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $2,760,000 | |
| 2025-12-12 | Mortgage $1,060,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES INC. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $1,060,000 | |
| 2024-01-12 | Agreement $2,950,000 — from KESH & SP MARKETING CORP.; MELINA ENTERPRISES INC.; CHRISTOPHER ENTERPRISE INC. to RARE BLEND LLC | $2,950,000 | |
| 2023-12-20 | Agreement $2,950,000 — from RARE BLEND, LLC to KESH & SP MARKETING CORP.; MELINA ENTERPRISES, INC.; CHRISTOPHER ENTERPRISE, INC. | $2,950,000 | |
| 2014-01-29 | Agreement $2,827,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES INC; KESH & SP MARKETING CORP; CHRISTOPHER ENTERPRISE INC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,827,000 | |
| 2014-01-29 | Mortgage $1,501,048 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES INC; KESH & SP MARKETING CORP; CHRISTOPHER ENTERPRISE INC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $1,501,048 | |
| 2014-01-29 | AL&R $2,827,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES INC; KESH & SP MARKETING CORP; CHRISTOPHER ENTERPRISE INC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,827,000 | |
| 2008-05-29 | Mortgage $1,440,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,440,000 | |
| 2008-05-29 | AL&R $1,440,000 — from MELINA ENTERPRISES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,440,000 | |
| 1998-02-04 | Mortgage $25,000 — from FAUST, BARBARA to HEINZ-ALGIOS, VIRGINIA A | $25,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 12 | 284 | 0 | 11 | 310 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 0 | 8 | 239 |
| 2019 | 0 | 31 | 311 | 4 | 7 | 353 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 218 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 133 | 1 | 3 | 143 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 9 | 108 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 6 | 3 | 308 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 4 | 0 | 194 |
Every one of the 3,257 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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