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188-13 Jamaica Avenue

96Records
9City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11423 · Neighborhood: Hollis
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96 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 5 DOB permits.

BoroughQueens 11423
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)RONG SHENG CHEN AS CO-TRUSTEE
BBL4104430018
BIN4222075, 4530081

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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 11423, 87% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-01-14.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (3) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Consumer Complaint (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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$768,000 $46,080
2026$920,000 $55,200
2027$1,007,000 $60,420

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Xin Xing 88 Chinese RestaurantChineseAMice 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.

28 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

SubwayJamaica-179 St — F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 188 St — Q110 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull
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

188-13 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

5 311 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: $372,750 on 2006-07-01 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-07-01Mortgage $372,750 — from CHEN, RONG SHENG; LIU, XIU JUAN to MERS $372,750
2006-07-01Deed $532,500 — from BHUIYAN, GHIAS; HASAN, SHAIKH to CHEN, RONG SHENG; LIU, XIU JUAN $532,500
2004-09-27Deed $422,500 — from BEHRMANN, SERGE to BHUIYAN, GHIAS; HASAN, SHAIKH $422,500
2004-09-27Mortgage $304,000 — from BHUIYAN, GHIAS; HASAN, SHAIKH to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $304,000
2001-07-02Mortgage $184,100 — from BEHRMANN, SERGE to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $184,100
1999-05-28Mortgage $150,000 — from BEHRMANN, SERGE to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP $150,000
1990-08-03Mortgage $20,000 — from AQUIL IRON CORP; FERRUM REALTY CORP to PERKINS DAVIS GROUPINC $20,000
1989-02-02Mortgage $30,000 — from AQUIL IRON CORP to CADO CAPITAL CO $30,000
1985-05-15Mortgage $9,674 — from ADS PRODUCTS INC to GORDON, GLORIA $9,674
1985-05-15Mortgage $20,000 — from BERHRMANN, SERGE; ADS PRODUCTS INC to GORDON, GLORIA $20,000

Ten-year activity

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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 34Health & systems 2

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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