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198-01 Jamaica Avenue

325Records
18City systems
11Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11423 · Neighborhood: Hollis
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325 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 311 service requests, 85 HPD complaints, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11423
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)198 JAMAICA LLC
BBL4104810040
BIN4222884

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. 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

Open HPD violations11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-30.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (2).

Filed construction activity

$56,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (3)
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)198 JAMAICA LLC
Head officerDANNY YAZDAN
Managing agent198 JAMAICA LLC
Last registered2024-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$599,000 $269,550
2026$653,000 $293,850
2027$731,000 $328,950

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Buen Sabor 2SpanishGrade PendingMice 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 · 50 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

198-01 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

2 311 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: $1,900,000 on 2019-12-20 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-20AL&R $1,900,000 — from 198 JAMAICA LLC; 178 01-05 LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,900,000
2019-12-20Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 198 JAMAICA LLC; 178 01-05 LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,900,000
2019-12-19Deed $825,000 — from GAITREE REALTY CORP. to 198 JAMAICA LLC $825,000
2019-10-18Sold for $825,000 $825,000 $275,000
2017-12-28AL&R $250,000 — from GAITREE REALTY CORP. to BAY RIDGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $250,000
2017-12-28Mortgage $250,000 — from GAITREE REALTY CORP. to BAY RIDGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $250,000
2009-11-19AL&R $225,000 — from SINGH, HARNARINE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $225,000
2009-05-11Mortgage $225,000 — from SINGH, HARNARINE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $225,000
2004-02-23Deed $410,000 — from WILLIAMS, PAULINE to SINGH, HARNARINE $410,000
2004-02-23Mortgage $307,500 — from SINGH, HARNARINE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $307,500
2004-02-23AL&R $307,500 — from SINGH, HARNARINE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $307,500
1999-04-13Mortgage $85,431 — from WILLIAMS, PAULINE A to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP $85,431
1988-01-05Mortgage $60,000 — from MITCHELL, JOSEPH to SIDPHIL REALTY CORP $60,000
1986-07-15Mortgage $80,000 — from MITCHELL, JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAV BK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702423148
2018404019
201900114015
202020211024
2021105017
2022123017
2023421029
2024001012
2025204028
2026000033
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 213Ownership & money 44Health & systems 12

Every one of the 325 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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