108-09 159th Street

108-09 159th Street in South Jamaica, Queens, has 13 open HPD violations, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026.

Public housing (NYCHA) · Multi-family elevator · 148 units · Built 1942

Owned by the New York City Housing Authority. Rent is set by household income, and HPD does not enforce the housing code here; conditions are handled through NYCHA and its federal monitor.

StreetSpy grade: Not graded (Not graded)

• Public housing (NYCHA): rent is set by household income, and HPD does not inspect these buildings, so there is no violation record to grade.
• Conditions, repairs and transfers go through NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (718-707-7771) and the federal monitor's reports.

• Repairs: 13 open, records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: No bedbug filing, 3 yr, records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: No open DOB violations, records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 13 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-07-02. Newest violation issued 2012-06-15. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2012. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2012-06-15. HPD violation 9471354
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2012-06-15. HPD violation 9471348
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2012-06-15. HPD violation 9471349
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1F), issued 2009-07-02. HPD violation 7943172
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1F), issued 2009-07-02. HPD violation 7943173
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. , 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1F), issued 2009-07-02. HPD violation 7943237
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. , 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM AT LEAST 1 WINDOW OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE AT WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1F), issued 2009-07-02. HPD violation 7943169
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 1F), issued 2009-07-02. HPD violation 7943170

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (3 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. This owner has 54 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4101480001, HPD building ID 810966. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (E, J, Z), 13 min walk
• Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport (E, J, Z), 17 min walk
• Parsons Blvd (F), 21 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.