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680 Jamaica Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3041010026 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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 (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Building/Use (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Illegal Parking (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)Jamaica Plaza NY LLC
Head officerYitzchok Kohn
Managing agentBlue elm Inc
Last registered2026-02-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$992,000 $59,520
2026$1,256,000 $75,360
2027$1,108,000 $66,480

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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.

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

SubwayNorwood Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Logan St — Q56 · 200 ft
Citi BikeJamaica Ave & Elton St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 065
Middle: 171, 760. 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

680 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
37 South 10 Street BK21 B
1319 East New York Avenue BK11 B
Amboy Street BK9 C
156 Skillman Street BK8 A
158 Rutledge Street BK8 A
158 Skillman Street BK8 A
231 Chester Street BK7 A
997 Clarkson Avenue BK7 A
1259 51 Street BK7 A
280 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
1833 Park Place BK6 A
275 Milford Street BK6 B
127 Miller Avenue BK6 B
31 Locust Street BK5 C
876 Kent Avenue BK4 B
490 Marion Street BK3 D
678 Jamaica Avenue BK3 A
492 Marion Street BK3 D
680 Jamaica Avenue BK3 C
221 Quincy Street BK3 F
1200 Myrtle Avenue BK3 B
589 Hart Street BK3 C
51 Lee Avenue BK3 A
1234 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
92 Pilling Street BK2 C
1077 Halsey Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,625,000 on 2017-09-12 (lender: Kearny Bank), covering 2 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
2017-09-12AL&R $1,625,000 — from JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,625,000
2017-09-12Mortgage $1,625,000 — from JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,625,000
2017-02-02Deed $900,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC $900,000
2017-01-25Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $300,000
2016-03-09Mortgage $585,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC $585,000
2016-03-01Agreement $360,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED; MBZ SHACKS CORP to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC $360,000
2015-04-15Mortgage $360,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED; MBZ SHACKS CORP. to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO., LLC $360,000
2015-04-06Deed $118,000 — from SOLDATI HOLDINGS INC., to ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED $118,000
2005-07-27DEEDO $187,000 — from CRUZ, MIGUEL; FILPO, MICHAEL to SOLDATI HOLDINGS, INC. $187,000
2004-11-16Deed $120,000 — from ABREU, JOSE G to FILPO, MICHAEL $120,000
1989-06-15Mortgage $50,000 — from ABREU, ANA SYLVIA; ABREU, JOSE G to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721506261
2018023005
2019004015
2020003003
2021004004
2022005005
2023006006
2024017008
2025016007
2026000000
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-06-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-13HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-02-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-02-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: HOME IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 4 HAS THREE CLASS A APT AS PER HPD I CARD # 978284 6 MOTOR VEHICLE PARKED AT LOCATION VIOLATING ZONIN
2025-01-14311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024
2024-11-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-20311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2024-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
2024-08-12311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-07-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-07-09311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-05-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-08-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-27311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2023-05-03311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2023-03-29311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2022
2022-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-12311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-17311: Illegal Posting — Poster or Sign
2022-01-22311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021
2021-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2021-04-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-08-14311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-01-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-10311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-06-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019-06-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-01311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2018
2018-10-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-06-27311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-06-24311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2018-05-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-04-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: VIOLATION OF PARKING REGULATION IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. NOTED: BLDG LOCATED IN R4 GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT. OBSERVED 4 VEHICLES
2017
2017-12-25311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-12-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-12-12HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-12-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-11-13311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-10-30311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-10-30311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-10-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-10-07311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-09-30311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-09-12AL&R $1,625,000 — from JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC to KEARNY BANK$1,625,000
2017-09-12Mortgage $1,625,000 — from JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC to KEARNY BANK$1,625,000
2017-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-26311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-08-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-08-26311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-07-25311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-06-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-30311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-06-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-06-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-06-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-06-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-06-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-06-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-05-18Mortgage satisfied — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC
2017-05-18Mortgage satisfied — from MBZ SHACKS CORP.; ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO LLC; ASHER GROUP LLC; CAPITAL AT WORK CO
2017-05-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017-05-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-04-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-18311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2017-04-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-15311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2017-04-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-04-12311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-04-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-03-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-03-21Certificate of occupancy Final
2017-03-18311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2017-03-11311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-03-05311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2017-02-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-02-19311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-02-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-02-05311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2017-02-02Deed $900,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to JAMAICA PLAZA NY LLC$900,000
2017-02-02311: Building/Use — Zoning - Non-Conforming/Illegal Vehicle Storage
2017-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-25Sold for $900,000$900,000
2016
2016-08-28311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016-08-28311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016-08-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016-08-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016-08-20311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2016-05-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 1704.1.1 FAILURE TO FILE A SPECIAL INSPECTION STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY PRIOR TO PERMIT ISSUANCE AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK UNDE$800
2016-03-09Mortgage $585,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC$585,000
2016-03-01Agreement $360,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED; MBZ SHACKS CORP to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC$360,000
2016-03-01Mortgage assigned — from PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO. LLC to CAPITAL AT WORK CO; ASHER GROUP LLC
2016-02-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-01-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-08Permit FO — ISSUED
2015-12-08Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-12-08Permit FO — ISSUED
2015-12-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-11-24311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2015-11-24DOB complaint, category ?
2015-11-24DOB violation C:
2015-11-23311: Vending — In Prohibited Area
2015-08-25311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - High-Rise Tracking Complaint
2015-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FENCE VIEWING PANELS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED THAT VIEWING PANELS @ EXP#1 & 2. DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED PLEXIGLASS OR NON FRAG
2015-08-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 3301.4.1 MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALK. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED THAT SIDEWALK AT EXP#2 IS EXTREMELY CRACKED POSING A TRIPPI$400
2015-08-17Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION. 27.08 FT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF JAMAICA AVENUE AND 117.00 FT ON WEST SIDE OF LOGAN
2015-08-17Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION. 27.08 FT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF JAMAICA AVENUE AND 117.00 FT ON WEST SIDE OF LOGAN
2015-08-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2015-07-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015-07-21Permit DM — ISSUED
2015-06-30311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Investigative Inspection
2015-06-30DOB complaint, category ?
2015-06-23311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2015-06-23DOB complaint, category ?
2015-06-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2015-06-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2015-06-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-05-28Job filed: PROPOSED NEW 3 STORY 3-FAMILY BUILDING.
2015-05-28Job filed: PROPOSED NEW 3 STORY 3-FAMILY BUILDING.
2015-05-18CERT — from INTRACOASTAL ABSTRACT CO., INC.
2015-05-18ZONE — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED
2015-04-27311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2015-04-15Mortgage $360,000 — from ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED; MBZ SHACKS CORP. to PRIVATE CAPITAL FUNDING CO., LLC$360,000
2015-04-08Job filed: THIS JOB IS BEING FILED FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE STRUCTURE.
2015-04-06Deed $118,000 — from SOLDATI HOLDINGS INC., to ZHINGRI HOUSES INCORPORATED$118,000
2013
2013-06-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-16311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2005
2005-07-27DEEDO $187,000 — from CRUZ, MIGUEL; FILPO, MICHAEL to SOLDATI HOLDINGS, INC.$187,000
2004
2004-11-16Deed $120,000 — from ABREU, JOSE G to FILPO, MICHAEL$120,000
2004-08-05Mortgage satisfied — from ABREU, JOSE G; SYLVIA ABREU, ANA to THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK
1990
1990-10-15DOB violation Z:
1990-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-06-15Deed — from SYLVINCE, PIERRE; PAILLANT, FRITZ to ABREU, JOSE G; ABREU, ANA SYLVIA
1989-06-15Mortgage $50,000 — from ABREU, ANA SYLVIA; ABREU, JOSE G to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$50,000
1985
1985-07-02Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to SYLVINCE, PIERRE; PAILLANT, FRITZ
1982
1982-08-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER FINANCENY to NEW YORK CITY
1979
1979-12-14VAC — from CITY OF NY
1979-08-02Deed — from FINANCE ADMINIST; COMMISSIONE ROF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF N; FINANCE ADMIN (AS EXECUTOR OF) to CITY OF NEWYORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NE WYORK; NYC DE
1975
1975-03-14Mortgage — from PARADISE FRANCIS M; PARADISE JOHN E JR; PARADISE JOHN P; PARADISE JAMES R to CITERA FRANK; CITERA YOLANDA
1975-03-14Deed — from CITERA YOLANDA; CITERA FRANK to PARADISE FRANCIS M; PARADISE JAMES R; PARADISE JOHN JR; PARADISE JOHN P
1971
1971-11-11Mortgage assigned — from FENNESSY MICHAEL F to FENNESSY THOMAS J
1971-11-11Mortgage — from CITERA FRANK; CITERA YOLANDA to FENNESSY MICHAEL F; FENNESSY THOMAS J
1971-11-11Deed — from FENNESSY THOMAS J; FENNESSY MICHAEL F to CITERA FRANK; CITERA YOLANDA

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