Jamaica, Queens

    Jamaica neighborhood report on Brix — violations, complaints, and landlord history for buildings in this area.

    Brix tracks 31,264 buildings in Jamaica, covering 85,708 apartments. Across them there are 15,882 open HPD violations, and 455 buildings carry at least one Class C hazard — the immediately hazardous tier covering things like no heat, no hot water, and lead paint.

    Tenants filed 21,856 complaints against Jamaica buildings in the last 12 months, or 0.26 per apartment. Complaints and violations are separate records: a complaint that closes without an inspector getting inside leaves no violation behind.

    The pattern in Jamaica is immediately hazardous violations (448 buildings), mold & leaks (384 buildings), and pests & rodents (227 buildings). Those are the issue groups with the most buildings behind them here, not a ranking of severity.

    The addresses carrying the most open violations in Jamaica right now:

    A high count usually means an older building with a long-running record, not necessarily the worst place to live — the building's own page shows what the violations are and whether they're being cleared.

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    Living in Jamaica: what the building signals say

    Jamaica carries a heavy load of open building violations. Across 31,264 residential buildings there are 15,882 open violations — about 0.5 per building, above the Queens average of 0.50. 455 buildings have at least one immediately hazardous violation open.

    Residents filed 21,856 complaints in the past 12 months. How fast repairs happen varies a lot by landlord, so read the exact building report before signing a lease.

    Neighborhood at a glance

    Open Violations
    15,882
    ~0.5 per building
    Complaints (12mo)
    21,856
    Hazardous (Class C)
    455
    buildings with hazardous violations

    These are neighborhood averages, not an answer about any one address. Two buildings on the same block can look nothing alike.

    Scoped to ZIP 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436

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    Brix shows city record data for every residential building in Jamaica, Queens. Violation and complaint data comes from NYC HPD and DOB. Always do your own due diligence before signing a lease.