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212-35 Jamaica Avenue

235Records
13City systems
78Open violations
1142Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11428 · Neighborhood: Queens Village
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235 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 HPD housing violations, 53 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11428
Built1916
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)212-35 JAMAICA AVENUE LLC
BBL4106010029
BIN4457697

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1142. In ZIP 11428, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations78 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Obstruction (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$90,975 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 (1916)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)212 35 JAMAICA AVENUE LLC
Head officerAffar BAKSH
Managing agentaffar baksh
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,041,000 $62,460
2026$994,000 $59,640
2027$1,002,000 $60,120

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 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 / 212 Pl — Q82 Q110 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Bellaire School
Middle: Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School. 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

212-35 Jamaica Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $840,000 on 2021-07-20 (lender: Uif Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-20AL&R $840,000 — from 212-35 JAMAICA AVENUE LLC to UIF CORPORATION $840,000
2021-07-20Deed $1,400,000 — from SHENG WANG REALTY INC to 212-35 JAMAICA AVENUE LLC $1,400,000
2021-07-20Mortgage $840,000 — from 212-35 JAMAICA AVENUE LLC to UIF CORPORATION $840,000
2021-06-16Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $700,000
2016-10-05Mortgage $200,000 — from SHENG WANG REALTY INC. to PIERRE-LOUIS HOLDINGS LLC $200,000
2016-10-05Deed $820,000 — from PIERRE-LOUIS HOLDINGS LLC to SHENG WANG REALTY INC. $820,000
2016-09-28Sold for $820,000 $820,000 $410,000
2003-11-20Mortgage $315,000 — from PIERRE-LOUIS HOLDINGS, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $315,000
2000-09-05Mortgage $233,000 — from PIERRE-LOUIS HOLDINGS LLC to BUSINESS LOAN CENTERINC $233,000
1995-01-11Mortgage $175,000 — from AROCHO, GLADYS to APEX MORTGAGE CORP $175,000
1988-03-04Mortgage $145,000 — from AROCHO, GLADYS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $145,000
1987-10-08Mortgage $150,000 — from 212 STREET LTD to LONG ISLAND SAVS BANK $150,000
1986-03-21Mortgage $38,000 — from 212 ST. LTD PTNRSP to SHAMROCK RLTY CO. $38,000
1985-11-04Mortgage $60,000 — from MCHUGH, MICHEL; WALLACE, MICHAEL J JR to AVENDSEN, UNNI; SVENDSEN, KNUT $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201802220024
2019002013
2020002013
2021000505
2022201003
2023030003
202401960097
20251180010
2026001001
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 163Ownership & money 37Health & systems 3

Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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