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169-21 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4098020002 · 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 11432, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$2,400 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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)169 STREET LLC
Head officerTOMMY GIANNOPOULOS
Managing agent169 STREET LLC
Last registered2025-08-27

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,157,000 $69,420
2026$1,224,000 $73,440
2027$1,116,000 $66,960

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway169 St — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 170 St / Jamaica Av — Q54 Q56 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 095 Eastwood
Middle: I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy. 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

169-21 Jamaica Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 169 STREET LLC — 2 buildings, 4 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
169-23 Jamaica Avenue QN2 B
169-21 Jamaica Avenue QN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $235,000 on 1985-03-08 (lender: Hortian, Edward and Hortian, Susan), covering 3 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
1985-03-08Mortgage $235,000 — from GIANNOPOULOS, THOMAS; GIANNOPOULOS, KATINA to HORTIAN, SUSAN; HORTIAN, EDWARD $235,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
6
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170011
20180101
20190202
20200101
20210101
20220606
20230101
20242002
20250000
20260000
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The last 12 months — 0 records

No city records in the last 12 months — quiet is good.

The full timeline

2024
2024-06-03Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2024-05-30Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $2,400
2023
2023-10-19311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2022
2022-10-18311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-10-16311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022-08-18311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-08-18311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-06-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-06-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021
2021-12-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020
2020-04-13311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-09-21311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2019-06-24311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2018
2018-02-07311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2017
2017-04-17EASE — from 169TH ST. LLC to 169TH ST. LLC
2016
2016-04-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-10-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-08-27311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-04-17311: Dirty Conditions — E15 Illegal Postering
2015-01-30311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-07-21311: Consumer Complaint — Exchange/Refund/Return
2014-03-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-01-03311: Street Condition — Pothole
2007
2007-02-27DEEDO — from 169 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to 169TH ST. LLC
2004
2004-06-11ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL'HAZ' DEFECTS:1)ALL METAL LINTELABOVE WINDOWS AT 2ND FLOOR LEVEL ARE TOTALLY ROTTED AND SAGG$2,500
2004-03-11ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL HAZ DEFECTS: 1)METAL LINTELS ABOVE WINDOWS AT WINDOWS AT 2ND FLOOR LEVEL ARE ROTTED AND S$800
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:
1997-09-03DOB complaint, category ?
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-11-08Deed — from GIANNOPOULOS, THOMAS; GIANNOPOULOS, KATINA to 169 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-10-22Mortgage satisfied — from GIANNOPOULOS, THOMASETA to HORTIAN, EDWARD ETAL
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-03-08Deed — from 170 ST REALTY CO INC to GIANNOPOULOS, THOMAS; GIANNOPOULOS, KATINA
1985-03-08Mortgage $235,000 — from GIANNOPOULOS, THOMAS; GIANNOPOULOS, KATINA to HORTIAN, SUSAN; HORTIAN, EDWARD$235,000
1985-03-08PAT — from GIANNOPOULOS, KATINA to GIANNOPOULOS, TOMMY
1973
1973-06-15Mortgage — from 170TH ST REALTY CO INC to PHILIP WECKEREXECS; EDITH SHINDELL EXECS; WECKER KARL (EXEC OF)
1973-06-15Deed — from WECKER KARL (EXTRS OF) to 170TH ST REALTY CO INC

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