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131-17 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4092830020 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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: Consumer Complaint (3) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Graffiti (3).

Filed construction activity

$28,000 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$638,000 $287,100
2026$728,000 $327,600
2027$792,000 $356,400

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rong Hua Chinese RestaurantChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

SubwayJamaica-Van Wyck — E · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
121 St — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 132 St / Jamaica Av — Q54 · 50 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 054 Hillside
Middle: J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck. 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

131-17 Jamaica Avenue

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: $60,000 on 2000-02-10 (lender: Ameriquest Mortgagecompany), 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
2000-02-10Mortgage $60,000 — from MEDLOCK, LENA to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY $60,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
7
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701012
201801113
201920002
202000202
202100101
202200303
202304037
202400123
202500516
202610326
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-09-30Boiler inspection
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-25311: Consumer Complaint — Laundromat
2026-03-20Restaurant inspection: RONG HUA CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-01-14Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED FOR REPLACEMENT OF ROOF-TOP UNIT. NO EXISTING BUILDING MATERIALS TO BE DISTURBED. Replacement of an existing unit per app#
2025-12-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-30Boiler inspection
2026-07-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-25311: Consumer Complaint — Laundromat
2026-03-20Restaurant inspection: RONG HUA CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-01-14Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED FOR REPLACEMENT OF ROOF-TOP UNIT. NO EXISTING BUILDING MATERIALS TO BE DISTURBED. Replacement of an existing unit per app#$20,000
2025
2025-12-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-09-29311: Consumer Complaint — Laundromat
2025-09-03Boiler inspection
2025-04-26311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-04-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2025-04-16311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024
2024-10-16Restaurant inspection: RONG HUA CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-09-30Boiler inspection
2024-06-26311: Consumer Complaint — Laundromat
2023
2023-12-05Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-03Restaurant inspection: RONG HUA CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2023-03-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2022
2022-12-17311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-08-08311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2022-03-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-06-06311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020
2020-09-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2020-08-06311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2019
2019-10-15Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2019-10-14Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 3 - CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - SIDEWALK-SHED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$8,000
2018
2018-09-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-05-30Boiler inspection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-10-25Boiler inspection
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2016-07-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2016-07-18DOB complaint, category ?
2016-04-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-11-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-10-01311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2015-05-25311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-02-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-10-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014-10-26311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2014-09-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-07-25311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014-01-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013
2013-04-18311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2012
2012-08-23CORR — from MAYBECK, JOSEPHINE L to THE LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK
2012-08-23CORR — from MAYBECK, JOSEPHINE L to THE LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK OF BROOKLYN
2011
2011-05-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2011-05-22311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010
2010-12-13311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-09-30311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2010-09-30311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-09-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2010-09-01311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2010-03-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2008
2008-03-21DOB violation LL1081:
2007
2007-10-09DOB violation E:
2005
2005-05-02DOB violation E:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-09-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-04-21DOB violation LL1081:
2004-03-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-11-12DOB violation E:
2003-01-23DOB violation E:
2002
2002-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
2002-07-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-05-21ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT OF COFO#400133155 ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED: AT 1ST FLOOR REAR NOT IN BUSINESS AT INSPECTION TIME JUST TA
2002-05-21ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BLDG. OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID COFO. JOB# 400904063 ALT(1) 1ST FLOOR GARAGE AND STORE INTO STORED. NOW OCCUPIED AT TIME IN$350
2002-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2002-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OF PROHIBITED DOOR IN PLACE OF ASSEMBLY ROLL DOWN GATE IN DOWN LOCKED POSITION AT OUTSIDE OF SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS FROM 2N$350
2000
2000-02-10Mortgage $60,000 — from MEDLOCK, LENA to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY$60,000
1999
1999-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
1999-03-16Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-03-11Permit AL — ISSUED
1998
1998-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
1998-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-07-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-09-20DOB complaint, category ?
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-10-20Deed — from ARAPIS, NICHOLAS; IGNATIOU, JOHN; COSTAS, WILLIAM to JBN CORP
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1993-04-06Mortgage satisfied — from IGNATIOU, JOHN ETAL to MAYBECK, HAROLD B, ETAL
1992
1992-04-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-02-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1992-01-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-01-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-12-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-04-16DOB violation C:
1991-04-16ECB Unknown violation: PREMISES IS OCCUPY AS A LAUNDERMAT UNDER BN 87-88 BLDG PERMIT HAS EXPIRED -NO SIGN-OFF OF JOB-REMEDY- RENEW PERMIT FOR BN87-88 AN$285
1991-03-18DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-12-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1990-11-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK NO PERMIT WORK NOTED. ERECTED STORE FRONT AND ERECTED PARTITION THROUGHOUT STORE. CONSTRUCTED CONCRETE SLABS FOR MACHINES BUI$285
1990-07-20DOB violation E: DEVICE#4F529
1988
1988-10-11DOB violation E: (14)CAR GATE
1980
1980-04-24VAC — from NEW YORK CITY (CT OR)); NEW YORK CITY (CT ORDER); NEW YORK CITY(CT ORDER); NEW YORK CITY (
1979
1979-12-20Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE ACTION NO 35; NYC DEPT OF FINANCE ACTION NO 37; COMMISSIONER OF FI to THE CITY O FNEW YORK; THE CITYOF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY O;F NEW YORK; T
1976
1976-12-14Deed — from BISHAR HIRYEE EXEC OF to JOSEPHINE ABDULAHAD
1974
1974-06-24Mortgage — from ARAPIS NICHOLAS; IGNATIOU JOHN; COSTAS WILLIAM to ROBERT J MAYBECK; HAROLD B MAYBECK
1974-06-24Deed — from MAYBECK ROBERT J; MAYBECK HAROLD B to NICHOLAS ARAPIS; JOHN IGNATIOU; WILLIAM COSTAS

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