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169-28 Jamaica Avenue · Queens · BBL 4102100039 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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

Open HPD violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2012-11-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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 Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$190,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)Abdool N Kassim
Last registered2026-01-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$603,600 $271,620
2026$658,000 $296,100
2027$737,000 $331,650

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kassim's Bakery & RestaurantCaribbeanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

5 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

Subway169 St — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 170 St — Q54 Q56 · 150 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley
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

169-28 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: $225,000 on 1999-08-31 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-08-31Mortgage $225,000 — from KASSIM, ABDOOL NAZIM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP $225,000
1983-05-23Mortgage $40,000 — from PAAD ENTERPRISES CORP to GEM REALTY COR $40,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170019221
201800325
201900415
202000415
2021209112
202210214
202302518
2024503412
202500325
202620237
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-10-09Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT
2026-06-30Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL GAS COOKING EQUIPMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-05-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-10Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-03-31Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-02-04Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT
2025-11-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-09Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT
2026-06-30Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL GAS COOKING EQUIPMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2026-05-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-10Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-03-31Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-02-04Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT
2025
2025-11-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-08-07Boiler inspection
2025-07-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-01-16Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT — grade A
2024
2024-11-07Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2024-11-07Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-11-07Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2024-11-07Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2024-09-13Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT
2024-08-14Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-07-08Boiler inspection
2024-04-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-18311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2024-04-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-01-24Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT — grade A
2024-01-04Restaurant inspection: KASSIM'S BAKERY & RESTAURANT
2023
2023-11-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-09-29311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-09-12FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-09-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-05-26311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2023-05-26311: Panhandling — N/A
2023-05-25Boiler inspection
2023-03-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-09-08Boiler inspection
2022-05-19311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022-03-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-06Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2021
2021-07-28HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2021-07-28HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2021-07-28HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2021-07-28HPD class B: § 27-2038 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR 60 WATTS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2021-07-28HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2021-07-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-25311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-07-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-05-05Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE HORIZONAL ONE STORY EXTENSION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL UNITS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. NO CHANGE $150,000
2021-05-05Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL GAS COOKING EQUIPMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2021-04-26Boiler inspection
2021-04-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-08-23311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2020-07-02Boiler inspection
2020-05-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-05-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-04-29311: Industrial Waste — Grease In Sewer/Catch Basin (IDG)
2019
2019-12-14311: Food Establishment — Food Contains Foreign Object
2019-11-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-08-13Boiler inspection
2019-02-22311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2019-01-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2018
2018-06-05Boiler inspection
2018-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-15311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2018-01-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-01-01311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2017
2017-12-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 100 WATTS LIGHT BULB AT, LIGHT FIXTURE, ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , 1st STORY
2017-12-03HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT, JUNCTION BO
2017-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-24311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2017-11-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-24Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2017-11-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-10-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-10-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-10-25311: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2017-10-25Tenant complaint: SAFETY — SMOKE DETECTOR
2017-08-23311: Consumer Complaint — Door Open with Air Conditioning On
2017-08-01311: Consumer Complaint — Door Open with Air Conditioning On
2017-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-13311: Consumer Complaint — Door Open with Air Conditioning On
2016
2016-11-30311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2016-04-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2016-04-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM , IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT
2016-04-06311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2016-04-06Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2015
2015-09-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-02-11Mortgage satisfied — from GEM REALTY CO. to MASCIOLI, GEORGE
2014
2014-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-07-23311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2013
2013-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-13311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2012
2012-11-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2012-07-12HPD litigation: Tenant Action/Harrassment
2012-04-05HPD litigation: Tenant Action/Harrassment
2011
2011-11-01311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-11-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010
2010-05-19311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2010-03-27311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-03-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-03-05311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2010-03-03311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2009
2009-10-01TL&R — from KASSIM, ABDOOL NAZIM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE CORP.; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC
2009-10-01Mortgage satisfied — from KASSIM, ABDOOL NAZIM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE CORP.; GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC
2008
2008-12-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-12-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-12-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2008-12-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2008-12-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-12-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2008-07-16Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-07-16Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007
2007-02-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-04-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003
2003-04-17Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2001
2001-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-10-05Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-10-01DOB violation C:
1999-10-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: AT REAR OF PREMISES EXTENSION CON- STRUCTED APPROX. 14'X 16'X 12'(HIGH) CONSTRUCTED OF 8" CEMEN
1999-08-31Mortgage assigned — from KASSIM, ABDOOL NAZIM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP
1999-08-31Mortgage $225,000 — from KASSIM, ABDOOL NAZIM to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP$225,000
1999-08-31Deed — from PAAD ENTERPRISES CORP to KASSIM, ABDOOL NASIM
1999-08-27DOB complaint, category ?
1999-08-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-08-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-13Mortgage satisfied — from PAAD ENTERPRISES CORP to GEM REALTY CO
1990
1990-03-01Mortgage assigned — from GEM REALTY CO to MASCIOLI, GEORGE; MASCIOLI, CARMELLA
1983
1983-05-23Deed — from GEM REALTY CO. to PAAD ENTERPRISES CORP
1983-05-23Mortgage $40,000 — from PAAD ENTERPRISES CORP to GEM REALTY COR$40,000
1983-05-23REL — from MASCIOLI, GEORGE to GEM REALTY CO.
1983-05-23Mortgage satisfied — from GEM REALTY CO. to LIPSTOCK, MORTON
1978
1978-08-31Mortgage — from GEM REALTY CO; MASCIOLI CAROL PTNR to GEORGE MASCIOLI
1978-08-23Mortgage — from GEM REALTY CO; MASCIOLI CAROL ETAL to MERTON LIPSTOCK
1978-08-23Deed — from MASCIOLI GEORGE; LIPSTOCK MERTON to GEM REALTY CO
1970
1970-12-16Deed — from MAROTTA DOMINICK; MAROTTA ANNA to GEORGE MASCIOLI; MERTON LIPSTOCK

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