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149-12 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4099970005 · 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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Noise (2) · Water System (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$27,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (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$508,000 $228,600
2026$532,000 $239,400
2027$523,000 $235,350

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Encanto Centro-Americano RestaurantLatin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Plumbing) · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayJamaica Center-Parsons/Archer — E J Z · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 150 St — Q41 Q56 · 200 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

149-12 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

7 311 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: $140,000 on 1988-05-05 (lender: Green Point Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-05-05Mortgage $140,000 — from DUNI, JUDY; DUNI, MICHAEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $140,000
1985-05-23Mortgage $5,000 — from DUNI, MICHAEL; DUNI, JUDY to BANCO DE PONCE $5,000
1983-10-31Mortgage $60,000 — from DUNI, MICHAEL to NELA COMPANY $60,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
9
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201800202
201901203
202030205
202120103
202200011
202300909
202400011
202500055
202600617
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-08-16311: Food Establishment — Plumbing
2026-07-21Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-06-29311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-06-29311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-06-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-12-03Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT — grade B
2025-10-23Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-16311: Food Establishment — Plumbing
2026-07-21Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-06-29311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-06-29311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2026-06-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2026-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025
2025-12-03Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT — grade B
2025-10-23Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT
2025-08-19Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT — grade C · mice evidence
2025-03-19Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT
2025-01-13Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2024
2024-04-16Restaurant inspection: EL ENCANTO CENTRO-AMERICANO RESTAURANT — grade B
2023
2023-12-12311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-10-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-14311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-03-08311: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2023-03-08311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2023-03-08Tenant complaint: SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
2023-03-08Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2022
2022-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-09-09Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2021-08-17Job filed: Application herewith filed is to remove existing sprinkler system at Cellar and 1st. Floor. The cellar is no longer in use$18,000
2021-03-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020
2020-07-31311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-07-07Job filed: TO SUPERSEDE APPLICATION # 400900897. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED SIGN-OFF. SCOPE OF WORK WAS TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO AN EATING OR DRINKING$3,000
2020-07-07Job filed: TO SUPERSEDE APPLICATION # 400900897. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED SIGN-OFF. SCOPE OF WORK WAS TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO AN EATING OR DRINKING$3,000
2020-06-26Job filed: TO SUPERSEDE APPLICATION # 400900897. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED SIGN-OFF. SCOPE OF WORK WAS TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO AN EATING OR DRINKING$3,000
2020-05-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-05-16311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — M.A.R.C.H. Program (Interagency)
2019-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-17311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2018
2018-12-14311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2018-08-22311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2015
2015-07-20311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-03-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-04-25Job filed: INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$4,000
2013
2013-08-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-08-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2013-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-07-27311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2012-07-27DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-05-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2011-05-20311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010
2010-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-16311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-06-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-04-07DOB complaint, category ?
2008-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-05Job filed: PARAPET REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$10,000
2007
2007-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007-11-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-10-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 25 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY TO LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/1999. NO CHANGE IN
2007-10-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DEFECT NOTED: A SUBSTANTIAL SECTION OF A WINDOW CORNICE CONSISTING OF MASONRY CONCRETE HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM IT$800
2007-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-10-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-09-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-11-24Job filed: LEGALIZE 1 A/C UNIT 5 TONS TYPE SPLIT SYSTEM 2000 CFM.$6,500
2004-11-24Job filed: LEGALIZE 1 A/C UNIT 5 TONS TYPE SPLIT SYSTEM 2000 CFM.$6,500
2004-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-12-05Mortgage satisfied — from DUNI, MICHAEL; DUNI, JUDY to THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-10-05ECB Hazardous violation: EXIT PASSAGEWAY, TOTAL OBSTRUCTION SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS HAS OBSTRUCTION BY 8' HIGH FENCE WITH BARS WIRE ON THE TOP AT REAR YARD.
1999-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-12-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-12-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-11-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-11-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-10-22DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-05-06Mortgage satisfied — from DUNI,MICHAEL to COMPANY,NELA
1988-05-05Mortgage $140,000 — from DUNI, JUDY; DUNI, MICHAEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$140,000
1988-05-05Mortgage satisfied — from DUNI, MICHAEL ETAL to BANCO DE PONCE
1985
1985-05-23Mortgage $5,000 — from DUNI, MICHAEL; DUNI, JUDY to BANCO DE PONCE$5,000
1983
1983-11-21Mortgage satisfied — from KOHEN, NURI to NADOR REALTY CORP
1983-11-21Mortgage satisfied — from ROSEWOOD REALTY CORP to LOTZ, HAROLD
1983-10-31Mortgage $60,000 — from DUNI, MICHAEL to NELA COMPANY$60,000
1983-10-31Deed — from VOGUE REALTY CORP to DUNI, JUDY; DUNI, MICHAEL
1979
1979-05-10Mortgage — from ROSEWOOD REALTY CORP to HAROLD LOTZ
1975
1975-09-10Deed — from KOHEN DOROTHY; KOHEN NURI to VOGUE REALTY CORP
1974
1974-05-10Mortgage — from KOHEN NURI to NADOR REALTY CORP
1974-05-10Deed — from KOHEN NURI to NURI KOHEN; VOGUE REALTY CORP; DOROTHY KOHEN
1974-05-10Deed — from NADOR REALTY CORP to NURI KOHEN
1966
1966-07-11Mortgage assigned — from SACHS HAROLD M (EXTRX OF) to FRIEDA R GOTTESMAN BENEFIT OF; SAMUEL MAX LEVINE TRS OF; DAVID LEVINE AS TRS; SAMUEL WEISS

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