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217-19 Jamaica Avenue

171Records
13City systems
11Open violations
0Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11428 · Neighborhood: Queens Village
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171 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11428
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)4 CHAVES LTD.
BBL4106100031
BIN4226388

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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 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 violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-06-06.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Sewer Maintenance (2) · Illegal Dumping (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 (1)
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$489,000 $220,050
2026$476,000 $214,200
2027$446,000 $200,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
D'Elisa RestaurantLatin AmericanGrade 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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: Amboy Ln / Jamaica Av — Q88 · 250 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

217-19 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

9 311 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: $100,000 on 1990-02-06 (lender: Green Point Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-30Deed $350,000 — from CHAVES, AS HEIR, OCTAVIO C.; CHAVES, AS HEIR, MARIA G.; CHAVES, AS HEIR, LUIS T.; CHAVES, to 4 CHAVES LTD. $350,000
2023-10-09Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $350,000
1990-02-06Mortgage $100,000 — from CHAVES, JOAO to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $100,000
1988-10-31Mortgage $100,000 — from CHAVES, JOAO to KARAGIANNIS, GEORGEC $100,000
1985-12-31Mortgage $115,483 — from KARAGIANNIS, GEORGEC. to KARAGIANNIS, CHRISTOS; KARAGIANNIS, PARASKEVI $115,483

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701012
201800011
201901012
202002013
202104015
202200011
202303227
202402024
202514049
202603047
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 111Ownership & money 20Health & systems 18

Every one of the 171 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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