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197-15 Jamaica Avenue

175Records
13City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11423 · Neighborhood: Hollis
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175 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 HPD complaints, 39 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11423
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)AP 15 JAMAICA AVE CORP
BBL4104660092
BIN4222515

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Drinking (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$99,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$641,000 $38,460
2026$699,000 $41,940
2027$742,000 $44,520

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Carribean Sports BarCaribbeanA—
Katherin Restaurant LoungeSpanishNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 198 St — Q110 · 400 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

197-15 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

14 311 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: $79,737 on 2008-03-13 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-03-13Mortgage $79,737 — from PERSAUD, SATYADEO; PERSAUD, VERMA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $79,737
2008-03-13Agreement $157,500 — from PERSAUD, VERMA; PERSAUD, SATYADEO to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $157,500
2008-03-13AL&R $157,500 — from PERSAUD, SATYADEO; PERSAUD, VERMA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $157,500
1997-01-31Mortgage $50,030 — from PERSAUD, VERMA; PERSAUD, SATYADEO to GREENPOINT BANK $50,030
1987-12-02Mortgage $87,500 — from RAI, NOONAMATI; RAI, DIG BIJAI to GREEN POINT SAVS BK $87,500
1986-06-17Mortgage $40,000 — from SHIWLOCHAN, MANOJ; SHIWLOCHAN, VENODE; SHIWLOCHAN, NITKUMAR to CAPITAL AT WORK INCC $40,000
1985-07-23Mortgage $15,000 — from CARDONA, RENE to MAXFLO CORPORATION $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011024
2018013015
2019102014
202000110112
2021002013
2022000011
2023101024
2024008019
2025003216
2026023038
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 25Health & systems 14

Every one of the 175 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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