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144-11 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4096740046 · 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
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Street Sign (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 (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$839,000 $50,340
2026$888,000 $53,280
2027$908,000 $54,480

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Nuevo Cafe LatinoLatin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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

SubwaySutphin Blvd — F · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport — E J Z · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 144 St — Q20 Q56 Q60 · 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

144-11 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

4 311 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 1989-02-09 (lender: Astoria Fed S&l Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-02-09Mortgage $60,000 — from RIK-HEN REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN $60,000
1982-07-26Mortgage $15,000 — from RIK-HEN REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FED SAV&LN ASSN $15,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170022
20180011
20190213
2020014115
20210314
20220033
20232226
20240213
20250011
20260213
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-09Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-09Boiler inspection
2025
2025-07-22Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAFE LATINO — grade A · mice evidence
2024
2024-11-24311: Street Sign - Missing — One Way
2024-05-09311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2024-03-07Boiler inspection — defects found
2023
2023-10-03311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2023-10-03311: Boiler — Defective
2023-10-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: NO STORAGE IN BOILER ROOM, OPEN TEE IN FLUE PIPE TO CHIMNEY. CORRECT ALL VIOLATING CONDITIONS AND SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTI
2023-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2023-09-28Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAFE LATINO — grade A
2023-03-28Boiler inspection
2022
2022-11-28Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAFE LATINO · mice evidence
2022-06-28Boiler inspection
2022-01-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-04-26Boiler inspection
2021-01-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-01-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2021-01-26311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-12-27311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-12-05311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-12-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-03311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2020-09-19311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-09-19311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2020-09-06311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-27Boiler inspection
2020-07-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-05-18Boiler inspection
2019-05-18311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019-05-07311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018
2018-05-01Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-29Boiler inspection
2016
2016-07-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2016-06-28311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016-03-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2015
2015-05-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-04-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-10-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-14311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-03-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-11-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-09-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-01-22311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — M.A.R.C.H. Program (Interagency)
2013-01-22DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-06-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-06-11311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2012-05-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-08Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED TO LEGALIZE STOREFRONT. AS PER PLANS NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2012-02-08Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED TO LEGALIZE STOREFRONT. AS PER PLANS NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2012-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION CONDITION AND FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE N
2012-01-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION,CONDITION AND FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE N
2012-01-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:NOTED:INSTALLED NEW STORE FRONT NEW BRICK VENEERAT FACADE WORK 100% COMPLETE,NO JOB FILINGS WITH THE DEPT OF$400
2012-01-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011
2011-11-01311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2011-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2004
2004-03-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2003
2003-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-11-26Job filed: Application filed to upgarde existing fire suppression filed & approved under DOB #400701120 into a wet chemical fire suppression system and teste$2,700
2001
2001-02-12ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED:AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL FULL PARTITION WALLS ERECTED CREATING 11 CUBICLES FOR PROSTITUTES.NEW ELECT$800
2001-02-12ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAMILIES.BLDG DEPT RECORDS INDICATES RESIDEN
2001-02-12DOB violation C:
2001-02-12ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BLDG DEPT RECORDS ILLEGAL OCCUPANY NOTED.NOTE:AT 2ND FLOOR LEVEL FULL PARTITION WALLS ER$800
1997
1997-02-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-05-12Mortgage satisfied — from RIK-HEN REALTY CORPORATION to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI
1992
1992-11-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: NEW BLDG. OCCUPIED AS RESTURANT ON 1ST FLOOR WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BN. 1282-87. REMEDY: OBTAIN VALID C.OF O. FORTHWIT
1992-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-02-09Mortgage $60,000 — from RIK-HEN REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN$60,000
1987
1987-08-04Mortgage satisfied — from RIK-HEN REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FED S&L ASSN
1982
1982-07-26Mortgage $15,000 — from RIK-HEN REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FED SAV&LN ASSN$15,000
1982-05-14Deed — from BLOCH, IRMA to RIK HEN REALTY CORP
1981
1981-12-18Deed — from BLOCH SAM to IRMA BLACH

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