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204-08 Hillside Avenue · Queens · BBL 4104970055 · 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 class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11423, 87% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (2) · Graffiti (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 (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$952,000 $57,120
2026$1,059,000 $63,540
2027$1,102,000 $66,120

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jamaican Best RestaurantCaribbeanAMice 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

BusNearest boarding stop: Hillside Av / 205 St — Q43 · 200 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Bellaire School
Middle: Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School. 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

204-08 Hillside 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

3 311 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: $250,000 on 2005-02-28 (lender: Fingerle, Charles and Fingerle, Eileen). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-02-28Mortgage $250,000 — from 204-08 HILLSIDE AVENUE, LLC to FINGERLE, EILEEN; FINGERLE, CHARLES $250,000
2005-02-28Deed $499,999 — from FINGERLE, ESTATE OF KATLIN; FINGERLE, ESTATE OF FREDERICK WILLIAM; FINGERLE, AS EXECUTRIX, to 204-08 HILLSIDE AVENUE, LLC $499,999

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
7
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20181203
20191001
20200404
20210101
20222204
20235027
20240303
20251012
20260011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: JAMAICAN BEST RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-14Restaurant inspection: JAMAICAN BEST RESTAURANT — grade A
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-02-12Restaurant inspection: JAMAICAN BEST RESTAURANT — grade A · mice evidence
2024
2024-10-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-01-24311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2024-01-23311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023
2023-12-15Restaurant inspection: JAMAICAN BEST RESTAURANT — grade A
2023-07-20Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-04-07311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2022-04-06FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2022-04-06FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-02-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-23311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2020
2020-11-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-12311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-05-11311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2018
2018-08-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2015
2015-12-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-01-30311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-10-26311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2012-07-22311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2012-06-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2012-04-19311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2012-04-19311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2012-04-18311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-06-13Mortgage satisfied — from 204-08 HILLSIDE AVENUE, LLC to FINGERLE, CHARLES; FINGERLE, EILEEN
2010
2010-10-08311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2010-08-12TLS — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2009
2009-05-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NO FIRE STOPPING,AS PER BC 712.3;27-345. FOR PC JOB ALT 2 402089342 ON AN E$1,000
2009-05-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER,LACK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR EXITS. AS PER BC 1006.1;27-542. FOR PC JOB
2009-05-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC 28-116.2.4.2 & RCNY 101.10 MISC VIOL: FAILED TO PERFORM FINAL INSPFOR COMPLETED WORK WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EXPIRATION. APPL 40208$800
2009-05-04DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-04-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-06-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-06-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER ALTERATION # 402089342 . NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2005-06-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER ALTERATION # 402089342 . NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2005-06-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-28Mortgage $250,000 — from 204-08 HILLSIDE AVENUE, LLC to FINGERLE, EILEEN; FINGERLE, CHARLES$250,000
2005-02-28Deed $499,999 — from FINGERLE, ESTATE OF KATLIN; FINGERLE, ESTATE OF FREDERICK WILLIAM; FINGERLE, AS EXECUTRIX, to 204-08 HILLSIDE AVENUE, LLC$499,999
2005-02-15Job filed: ALTERATION OF EXISTING BAKERY INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PARTITIONS. FIRE SUPPRESSION TO BE FILED UNDER SEPARATE A$40,000
2005-02-15Job filed: ALTERATION OF EXISTING BAKERY INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PARTITIONS. FIRE SUPPRESSION TO BE FILED UNDER SEPARATE A$40,000
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-08-25ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL.NOTED DEFECT:(1)ROOF PARAPET WALL/COPING DEFECTIVE,MORTAR JOINTS MISSING/LOOSE/CRACKED.NOT
2004-08-25ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG INTERIOR.NOTED:DEFECT:(1)MAIN WOOD GIRDER,ROTTED AND HAVE FIRE DAMAGE.MAIN GIRDER RUNDS FROM FRONT TO BAC
2004-08-25DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS:DEFECTS ARE MISSING AND OPEN BRICK JOINTS AT PARAPET WALL AT FRONT.REMEDY:PAINT AND RE
2004-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-04-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-09-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED INSTALLED A/C UNIT ON TIME ROOF. OBTAIN A PERMIT.$2,500
1999-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-10-16RTXL — from FINGERLE, FREDERICKWILLIAM; FINGERLE, FREDERICK; FINGERLE, FREDERICKJR; FINGERLE, FRED
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:

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