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149-19 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4096790084 · 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: Food Establishment (4).

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 (1929)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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$465,000 $209,250
2026$501,000 $225,450
2027$454,000 $204,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Puerto Plata RestaurantLatin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 150 St / Jamaica Av — Q83 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
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

149-19 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: $1,600,000 on 2022-12-02 (lender: R&s Jamaica, LLC), 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
2022-12-02AL&R $1,600,000 — from 149-19 JAMAICA AVENUE HOLDING LLC to R&S JAMAICA, LLC $1,600,000
2022-12-02Deed $2,600,000 — from R&S JAMAICA, LLC to 149-19 JAMAICA AVENUE HOLDING LLC $2,600,000
2022-12-02Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 149-19 JAMAICA AVENUE HOLDING LLC to R&S JAMAICA, LLC $1,600,000
2022-11-30Sold for $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000
2000-05-19Mortgage $499,000 — from AXELRAD, SANDU; AXELRAD, RODICA to STEIN, RICHARD $499,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
5
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201814005
201900000
202001001
202101001
202201405
202301001
202400011
202501023
202603025
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-03-17Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-03-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-04311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-04311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-02-11Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2025-12-10311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2025-12-03Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT — grade C

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-17Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-03-05311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-04311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2026-03-04311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2026-02-11Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2025
2025-12-10311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2025-12-03Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT — grade C
2025-06-05Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT
2024
2024-01-11Restaurant inspection: PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT — grade A
2023
2023-05-17311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022
2022-12-02AL&R $1,600,000 — from 149-19 JAMAICA AVENUE HOLDING LLC to R&S JAMAICA, LLC$1,600,000
2022-12-02Deed $2,600,000 — from R&S JAMAICA, LLC to 149-19 JAMAICA AVENUE HOLDING LLC$2,600,000
2022-12-02Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 149-19 JAMAICA AVENUE HOLDING LLC to R&S JAMAICA, LLC$1,600,000
2022-11-30Sold for $2,600,000$2,600,000
2022-01-03311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2021
2021-12-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware
2020
2020-11-20311: Food Establishment — Food Worker Hygiene
2018
2018-11-22311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2018-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
2018-11-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-03-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-06-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2013-02-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-06311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012
2012-02-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2010
2010-11-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-05-20311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2010-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-11-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-10-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-10-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-25Job filed: INSTALLING A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. AS PER PLAN HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEAN OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2009-08-12Job filed: TO CONVERT STORE INTO A RESTAURANT WITH BAR & TO DO INTERIOR RENOVATION$50,000
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from AXELRAD, RODICA; AXELRAD, SANDU to STEIN, RICHARD
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-22DEEDO — from AXELRAD, SANDU; AXELRAD, RODICA to R&S JAMAICA, LLC
2001
2001-09-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-08-08Job filed: Wall opening and door installation$3,000
2001-08-08Job filed: Wall opening and door installation$3,000
2001-08-08Job filed: Wall opening and door installation$3,000
2000
2000-05-19Mortgage $499,000 — from AXELRAD, SANDU; AXELRAD, RODICA to STEIN, RICHARD$499,000
2000-05-19Deed — from STEIN, RICHARD to AXELRAD, RODICA; AXELRAD, SANDU
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1981
1981-06-01Deed — from STEIN ANNE to RICHARD STEIN
1974
1974-04-18Mortgage assigned — from DARMSTADT ROSEMARY (EXEC); DARMSTADT ADOLF (EXEC OF); DARMSTADT ROSE (EXEC OF) to ROSEMARY DARMSTADT

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