Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

Building report

138-11 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4096190035 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

Free while in beta — every NYC building gets a report like this, updated weekly from city records. If it's useful, chip in to keep it free

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 class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11435, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
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$940,000 $56,400
2026$989,000 $59,340
2027$1,037,000 $62,220

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New York TavernOtherAMice evidence
New York Tavern & LoungeBottled BeveragesA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Sutphin Blvd — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 138 St — Q54 Q56 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 082 Hammond
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

138-11 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

1 311 service request 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: $8,000 on 1996-11-27 (lender: Ram, Israel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-13Deed $1,080,000 — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to 138-11 LLC $1,080,000
2017-06-28Sold for $1,080,000 $1,080,000 $540,000
1996-11-27Mortgage $8,000 — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to RAM, ISRAEL $8,000
1996-11-14Mortgage $115,500 — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to GREENPOINT BANK $115,500
1993-11-30Mortgage $96,500 — from 138-11 JAMAICA AVE CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $96,500
1989-12-28Mortgage $130,000 — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $130,000
1986-03-19Mortgage $56,000 — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH to CAPITAL FINANCIAL CORP $56,000
1983-03-21Mortgage $25,000 — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH to SHEH, AVDULLA; SHEH, SHANO $25,000

Ten-year activity

1050
7
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002417
2018000011
2019302016
2020203016
2021100012
2022003025
2023002002
2024010023
2025001012
2026000011
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-09-07Boiler inspection
2025-12-18Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-07Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-18Boiler inspection
2025-09-25Eviction executed (2ND FLOOR,FRONT APT)
2024
2024-11-29Boiler inspection
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-02-28Restaurant inspection: NEW YORK TAVERN — grade A · mice evidence
2023
2023-12-21311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-01-08311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2022
2022-10-21Boiler inspection
2022-10-07Restaurant inspection: NEW YORK TAVERN & LOUNGE — grade A
2022-01-31311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-01-31311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-01-25311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2021
2021-10-04Boiler inspection
2021-01-13Certificate of occupancy Final
2020
2020-11-18Boiler inspection
2020-11-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2020-10-14Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-08-09311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2020-07-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-02-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2019
2019-10-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-09-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-08-28Boiler inspection
2019-07-30311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2019-07-01311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019-04-24Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO CHANGE THE USE FOR THE FIRST FLOOR FROM PAINT STORE TO BAR LAUNGE NO WORK TO BE DONE ON SECOND FLOOR$10,000
2018
2018-12-21Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-11-06311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2017-07-13Deed $1,080,000 — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to 138-11 LLC$1,080,000
2017-06-28Sold for $1,080,000$1,080,000
2017-06-26TL&R — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to GREENPOINT BANK; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2017-06-26Mortgage satisfied — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.; GREENPOINT BANK
2017-06-01311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2016
2016-06-23311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2015
2015-11-15311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2015-05-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-03-09311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-03-02311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014
2014-08-05311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-05-15311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-05-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-05-05311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-04-12311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — M.A.R.C.H. Program (Interagency)
2014-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-09-21311: Construction — Initial - Construction
2013-09-17311: Construction — Initial - Construction
2012
2012-12-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-11-17311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2010
2010-07-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2010-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2008
2008-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-09-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-08-28Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
2002-08-28Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
2002-08-28Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$2,000
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-03-08Mortgage satisfied — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to RAM, ISRAEL
1997
1997-02-19Mortgage satisfied — from 138-11 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-11-27Mortgage $8,000 — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to RAM, ISRAEL$8,000
1996-11-14Deed — from 138-11 JAMAICA AVE CORP to PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ
1996-11-14Mortgage $115,500 — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to GREENPOINT BANK$115,500
1996-11-14Mortgage assigned — from PERSAUD, KHEMRAJ to GREENPOIN BANK
1996-10-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-11-30Deed — from GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK to 138-11 JAMAICA AVE CORP
1993-11-30Mortgage $96,500 — from 138-11 JAMAICA AVE CORP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$96,500
1993-11-05Deed — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH(DEF/E; CHANANAU, ALEXANDER(REF) to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1992
1992-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-07-05Mortgage satisfied — from NELSON, NOEL ETAL to CAPITAL FINANCIAL CORP
1990-06-19Mortgage satisfied — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH to SHEH, AVDULLA ETAL
1989
1989-12-28Mortgage $130,000 — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$130,000
1986
1986-03-19Mortgage $56,000 — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH to CAPITAL FINANCIAL CORP$56,000
1986-03-19Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL FINANCIAL CORP to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP
1986-03-19Mortgage satisfied — from SHEH, AVDULLA ETAL to STRIFFLER, ROYAL M.
1986-03-19Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP to FIRST JERSEY S&L ASSN
1983
1983-03-21Mortgage $25,000 — from NELSON, NOEL KEITH to SHEH, AVDULLA; SHEH, SHANO$25,000
1983-03-21Deed — from SHEH, AVDULLA; SHEH, SHANO to NELSON, NOEL KEITH
1973
1973-10-09LEAS — from SHEH SHANO to AVDULLA SHEH
1972
1972-08-04Deed — from STRIFFLER ROYAL M to SHANO SHEH; AVDULLA SHEH
1972-08-04Mortgage — from SHEH AVDULLA; SHEH SHANO to ROYAL M STUFFLER

Support this site Back to the building page