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215-29 Jamaica Avenue

131Records
10City systems
46Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11428 · Neighborhood: Queens Village
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131 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 HPD housing violations, 23 311 service requests, 21 DOB violations.

BoroughQueens 11428
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)191 JAMAICA INC
BBL4106080055
BIN4226337

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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 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 violations46 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2002-02-13.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)191 JAMAICA INC
Head officerAKIVA EMERGI
Managing agentSUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$358,000 $161,100
2026$358,000 $161,100
2027$363,000 $163,350

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Happy KitchenChineseAMice 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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 / 215 St — Q110 · 350 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 295
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

215-29 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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT — 86 buildings, 349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A39 · B25 · C15 · D7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
609 St Johns Place BK13 A
91-53 191 Street QN11 A
880 Macon Street BK8 A
841 Kent Avenue BK8 B
69 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
327 Herkimer Street BK8 A
786 Prospect Place BK8 A
237 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
302 Throop Avenue BK8 A
521 Maple Street BK8 A
1082 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
509 Dean Street BK8 B
451 Maple Street BK8 A
827 Monroe Street BK8 A
25 Woodbine Street BK8 B
798 Macon Street BK6 A
305 Woodbine Street BK6 A
1345 Bushwick Avenue BK6 A
146 Guernsey Street BK6 A
20-16 Himrod Street QN5 C
2460 Hoffman Street BX5 B
894 Myrtle Avenue BK5 C
910 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
84-38 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
61 Hancock Street BK4 C
223 Greene Avenue BK4 C
2444 Cambreleng Avenue BX4 A
84 Somers Street BK4 B
84-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 C
442 Jefferson Avenue BK4 A
84-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
751 Sterling Place BK4 D
283 Eldert Street BK4 A
85-59 116 Street QN3 B
328A Irving Avenue BK3 B
85-61 116 Street QN3 B
649 Rutland Road BK3 B
116-05 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B
58-28 79 Avenue QN3 D
85-63 116 Street QN3 A
760 Mac Donough Street BK3 D
650 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
58-23 79 Avenue QN3 B
74 Mac Dougal Street BK3 D
12 Macon Street BK3 A
646 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
172-25 91 Avenue QN3 A
58-26 79 Avenue QN3 B
647 Rutland Road BK3 C
228 Tompkins Avenue BK3 A
16 St Andrews Place BK3 B
85-69 116 Street QN3 B
526 Lefferts Avenue BK3 A
85-65 116 Street QN3 C
487 Willoughby Avenue BK3 B
108-34 49 Avenue QN3 C
988 Decatur Street BK3 B
85-57 116 Street QN3 C
58-30 79 Avenue QN3 B
116-11 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $149,500 on 2002-02-14 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagefunding, INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-02-14Mortgage $149,500 — from 191 JAMAICA, INC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC $149,500
1999-01-19Mortgage $66,200 — from RIVA DELL LTD to HALADY, ELENA R. $66,200
1988-12-07Mortgage $130,000 — from DEGASPERI, LOUIS to ZAMBITO, ANTHONY; ZAMBITO, STEVEN $130,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
7
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171203
20184307
20191102
20200000
20210000
20220303
20235117
20241214
20252114
20260213
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 13Health & systems 4

Every one of the 131 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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