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134-08 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4093420004 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 78% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11418, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2002-02-12.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1) · Consumer Complaint (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 (1920)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$918,000 $55,080
2026$926,000 $55,560
2027$988,000 $59,280

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tropical RevivalCaribbeanNot yet graded—

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Sutphin Blvd — F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Metropolitan Av — Q54 Q56 · 150 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

134-08 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

2 311 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: $30,000 on 1992-03-20 (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
1992-03-20Mortgage $30,000 — from SOTO, JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $30,000
1984-03-16Mortgage $35,000 — from SOTO, JOSEPH M. to PONCE DE LEON FD S&LASN $35,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711002
201801001
201913004
202002002
202101001
202201001
202351039
202401135
202500022
202601023
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-09-30Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-08-28Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL REVIVAL — grade N
2026-08-02311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-30Boiler inspection — defects found
2026-08-28Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL REVIVAL — grade N
2026-08-02311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2025
2025-08-25Boiler inspection — defects found
2025-03-14Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL REVIVAL
2024
2024-10-01Boiler inspection
2024-05-14Deed — from SOTO, JOSEPH to SOTO FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST DATED 9/30; CHRISTOPHER SOTO, TRUSTEE
2024-03-18Restaurant inspection: TROPICAL REVIVAL
2024-01-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-11311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023
2023-11-07Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-04-07311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2022
2022-03-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-05-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-09-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-16311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019
2019-12-24311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-05-03311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-05-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-01-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2017
2017-11-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-04-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B265. AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28-303.7 FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOIL ER INSPECTION IS NEEDED.$500
2016-04-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AS PER CLASS 2(B265) 28-303.7 FAIL TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTIO N REPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS.SUBMIT A CURRENT B0-9 REPORT,CO$500
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-08-26FDNY inspection (OTHER)
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2010
2010-10-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-03-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-03-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2010-03-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2010-03-19Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2010-03-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SIGNAGE
2010-03-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2010-03-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FIRE-ESCAPE
2010-03-19311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — FIRE-ESCAPE
2010-03-19311: NONCONST — SIGNAGE
2010-03-19311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2010-03-19311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2010-03-19311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2010-03-19311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-WIRING
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-07-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-07-07Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#420022255. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009-07-07Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#420022255. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009-06-30HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2009-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-05-28Job filed: RENOVATE FOR A UG 6 FOOD STORE AT FIRST FLOOR, ERECT PARTITIONS. RANGE HOOD, ROLLING GATE, PLUMBING FIXTURES, NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$38,000
2008
2008-03-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-03-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING - SASH CHAINS OR LOWER SASH WINDOWS OF FRONT EAST AND WEST ROOMS 2ND STY. APT.
2002-02-12HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING - BULB OF CEILING FIXTURE AT 1 STY. PUBLIC HALL.
2002-02-12HPD class A: SECTION 27-2041 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING
2002-01-08Mortgage satisfied — from SOTO, JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-07DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-03-20Mortgage $30,000 — from SOTO, JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$30,000
1990
1990-02-13Mortgage satisfied — from SOTO, JOSEPH M. to PONCE DE LEON FED S/L
1984
1984-03-16Mortgage satisfied — from SOTO, JOSEPH M. to LUHRS, RICHARD ARNOLD
1984-03-16Mortgage $35,000 — from SOTO, JOSEPH M. to PONCE DE LEON FD S&LASN$35,000
1972
1972-04-26Mortgage — from SOTO JOSEPH M to RICHARD A LUHRS
1972-04-26Deed — from LUHRS RICHARD A to JOSEPH M SOTO
1968
1968-09-06Deed — from LUHRS KATHERINE L; LUHRS ARNOLD to RICHARD A LUHRS
1968-09-06Mortgage — from LUHRS RICHARD A to ARNOLD LUHRS; KATHERINE L LUHRS

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