Jamaica, Queens: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Jamaica, Queens, has 1,448 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 660 A, 156 B, 289 C, 201 D and 142 F. The median building has 1.6 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 0 across Queens. 16,871 of its 47,122 residential units (36%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (4,754), unsanitary condition (1,974), and plumbing (1,060).

Jamaica by the numbers

10,802 residential buildings (47,122 units) on record. 27,022 open HPD violations (5,502 class C, immediately hazardous). 9,799 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 674 executed evictions in 3 years, 453 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 290 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Jamaica

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 88-40 163rd Street: 175 open violations per 10 units (105 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 97-04 97th Avenue: 101.7 open violations per 10 units (61 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  3. 90-37 179th Place: 99 open violations per 10 units (99 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: 9037 HOLDINGS LLC
  4. 148-05 88th Avenue: 87.5 open violations per 10 units (70 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: RAJ EQUITIES INC.
  5. 90-39 179th Place: 87 open violations per 10 units (87 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: 9037 HOLDINGS LLC

Best five in Jamaica

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 89-25 162nd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 89 units), grade A, owner: Vaja Jamaica Building B LLC
  2. 172-02 Hillside Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 68 units), grade A, owner: Hillside Residents LLC
  3. 90-20 169th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 36 units), grade A, owner: VRT;REALTY;CORP
  4. 83-15 Parsons Boulevard: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 33 units), grade A, owner: 83-15 Parsons LLC
  5. 166-11 91st Avenue: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 28 units), grade A, owner: AMAR 16613 91ST, LLC

Largest landlords in Jamaica

By units in Jamaica, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. JAIRAJ SOBHRAJ (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,724 units in 20 buildings
  2. DONALD HASTINGS (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,056 units in 4 buildings
  3. MARK MOSKOWITZ (head officer on HPD registrations): 924 units in 10 buildings
  4. RON ORGEL (head officer on HPD registrations): 922 units in 2 buildings
  5. MEYER CHETRIT (head officer on HPD registrations): 746 units in 2 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.