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88-15 168 STREET

Queens · ZIP 11432 · BIN 4210100 · Jamaica · Last violation Sep 30, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 29, 2026

NeighborhoodJamaica
More violations than 83% of nearby buildings
More violations than 83% of buildings and more complaints than 93% of buildings in Jamaica. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 127 violations · 299 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
24 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous24Class Bhazardous8

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and electrical.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look in corners, under the sink, behind appliances, and along baseboards for droppings, dead insects, or live pests. Turn on all light switches in the unit and hallways to see which fixtures work.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Electrical — Insufficient or missing required lighting in apartments, hallways, or common areas.

    The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

    • ABCs of Housing
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2004
1,076
47 per year avg.↑ Up 226% in the last 2 years (127 vs 39 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
40
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ24
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ8
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,687
112 per year avg.↑ Up 464% in the last 2 years (299 vs 53 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access16%Violation issued25%No violation34%Phone resolved26%Other0%(2,687)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ59 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ29 violations
Water Supplyⓘ25 violations
Egressⓘ18 violations
Paintingⓘ10 violations
Artificial Lightingⓘ10 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ7 violations
Cleaningⓘ7 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ125 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ68 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ54 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ48 complaints
Electricalⓘ25 complaints
Appliancesⓘ24 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ19 complaints
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Violation log

156 violations · Class C

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • ABCs of Housing
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Locate smoke detectors on the ceiling near bedrooms and in hallways, and ask the broker whether carbon monoxide detectors are present in the unit.
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • ABCs of Housing
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days10% (4)
    ▪ 3–12 months70% (28)
    ▪ 1–3 years5% (2)
    ▪ 3+ years15% (6)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency7%9%
    Emergency47%54%
    Non-Emergency46%37%
    (221)
    (170)
    Issued
    Description
    Class CClosed—Feb 27, 2008RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HAND RAIL ROOM VESTIBULE TO 1 STY AT NORTH EAST AND EAST STAIR ER1.
    Class CClosed6GFeb 27, 2008REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCED26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CLG & WALL 6 STY APT 6G BATHROOM & KITCHEN ER1. , SECTION '' ''
    Class CClosed9DFeb 27, 2008REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS · WATER SUPPLYD26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASHBASIN BATHTUB & KITCHEN SINK 9 STY APT 9D BATHROOM R458. , SECTION '' ''
    Class CClosed2AFeb 27, 2008ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MILDEW SOUTH WALL IN THE BEDROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY
    Class CClosed—Feb 27, 2008RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HAND RAIL FROM VESTIBULE TO 1 STY AT NORTH WEST AND WEST STAIRS ER1.
    Class CClosed5DOct 4, 2004PROVIDE DEPARTMENT ALL RECORDS · LEAD-BASED PAINT§ 27-2056.7 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER
    Class CClosed
    Feb 27, 2008
    RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HAND RAIL ROOM VESTIBULE TO 1 STY AT NORTH EAST AND EAST STAIR ER1.
    Class CClosed
    Feb 27, 2008Apt 6G
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CLG & WALL 6 STY APT 6G BATHROOM & KITCHEN ER1. , SECTION '' ''
    Class CClosed
    Feb 27, 2008Apt 9D
    REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS · WATER SUPPLY
    D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS WASHBASIN BATHTUB & KITCHEN SINK 9 STY APT 9D BATHROOM R458. , SECTION '' ''
    Class CClosed
    Feb 27, 2008Apt 2A
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MILDEW SOUTH WALL IN THE BEDROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY
    Class CClosed
    Feb 27, 2008
    RETIRED - REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE · RETIRED
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HAND RAIL FROM VESTIBULE TO 1 STY AT NORTH WEST AND WEST STAIRS ER1.
    Class CClosed
    Oct 4, 2004Apt 5D
    PROVIDE DEPARTMENT ALL RECORDS · LEAD-BASED PAINT
    § 27-2056.7 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER
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