135-12 Jamaica Avenue

135-12 Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, has 8 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 3 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 17 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-08-13. Newest violation issued 2012-12-18. 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 C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2012-12-10. HPD violation 9663848
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2009-04-10. HPD violation 7814421
• Class B: ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SHEETROCK PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING APARTMENT WITH FULL BATHROOM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3A), issued 2012-12-18. HPD violation 9663653
• Class B: Unapproved alteration, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE ....... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3A), issued 2012-12-18. HPD violation 9663625
• Class B: No hot water, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 3 STY. APT. D26887H., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4105665
• Class B: Roaches. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2018.4 ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES AND MICE 3RD STY. APT. THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4105674
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE THE DWELLING UNIT TO VIEW ANY PERSON OUTSIDE ENTRANCE DOOR 3RD STY. APT., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4105670
• Class A: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL SYSTEM FRONT ENTRANCE OF BLDG. TO 3RD STY. APT., issued 2008-08-13. HPD violation 4105662

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. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: ZHI LIN. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 9, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4093420019, HPD building ID 667596. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Jamaica-Van Wyck (E), 1 min walk
• Sutphin Blvd (F), 8 min walk
• Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport (E, J, Z), 10 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 HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.