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216-08 Jamaica Avenue

434Records
15City systems
13Open violations
60.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11428 · Neighborhood: Queens Village
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434 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 212 311 service requests, 53 HPD complaints, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11428
Built1915
Floors2
Res. units6
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)FATHER AND SONS REALTY USA, LLC
BBL4107590152
BIN4230649, 4451761, 4451762

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 60.7. In ZIP 11428, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2002-06-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (46) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$29,756 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)FATHER & SONS REALTY USA LLC
Head officerBALDEV KAUR
Managing agentLOVEJIT SINGH
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,859,000 $836,550
2026$2,023,000 $910,350
2027$2,215,000 $996,750

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jericho PalaceIndianB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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: Amboy Ln / Jamaica Av — Q88 · 600 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

216-08 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

59 311 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: $600,000 on 2005-02-25 (lender: City & Suburban Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-12-04Agreement $500,000 — from AMK CAPITAL CORP to HOMELAND DEVELOPERS U.S.A. LLC; FATHER AND SONS REALTY USA LLC $500,000
2007-10-29Agreement $500,000 — from AMK CAPITAL CORP. to FATHER AND SONS REALTY USA LLC; HOMELAND DEVELOPERS U.S.A. LLC $500,000
2007-10-29Agreement $500,000 — from AMK CAPITAL CORP. to FATHER AND SONS REALTY USA LLC; HOMELAND DEVELOPERS U.S.A. LLC $500,000
2006-02-14Deed $1,350,000 — from 216 JAMAICA AVE, LLC to FATHER AND SONS REALTY USA, LLC $1,350,000
2006-02-14Deed $1,350,000 — from 216 JAMAICA AVE, LLC to FATHER AND SONS REALTY USA, LLC $1,350,000
2006-02-14Deed $1,350,000 — from 216 JAMAICA AVE, LLC to FATHER AND SONS REALTY USA, LLC $1,350,000
2005-02-25Agreement $741,998 — from PROSPECT POINT REALTY , LC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $741,998
2005-02-25AL&R $600,000 — from CITY SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to 216 JAMAICA AVE , LLC $600,000
2005-02-25Mortgage $600,000 — from 216 JAMAICA AVE , LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $600,000
2005-02-25Deed $700,000 — from THE ESTATE OF THE DIOCES to 216 JAMAICA AVENUE, LLC. $700,000
1987-02-02Mortgage $427,000 — from DIOCESE OF LI (TR/EST) to C S P FURNITURE CO CORP $427,000
1984-01-04Mortgage $85,000 — from C.S.P. FURNITURE CO,CORP to CAMINITI, ANTHONY $85,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017945018
2018145010
201922307
202001304
202103609
20220355058
20230463269
20240335038
20250119121
20260321024
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 303Ownership & money 28Health & systems 3

Every one of the 434 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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