Does 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens had 2 open violations on October 10, 2026: 2 from HPD. None is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 11 years, since February 8, 2015.

Does 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens have active DOB violations?

Yes. 14 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens been in housing court?

Yes. 4 housing court cases here since 2015. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

When was 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a residence with stores or offices with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 2 residential units at 196-19 Jamaica Avenue, Queens. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOF's tax lien sale lists, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the city's PLUTO tax-lot file and DOF's property sales records. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

196-19 Jamaica Ave, Queens

BBL 4-10464-0041

Built: 1931
Floors: 2
Residential units: 2
Building type: Residence with stores or offices
Zoning district: R5
Lot area: 2,283 sq ft
Floor area: 2,338 sq ft
Last sale: $591,428December 21, 2017

En español: 2 violaciones abiertas, ninguna de Clase C. La más antigua del HPD lleva 11 años abierta, desde el 8 de febrero de 2015.

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Class B, hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.
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2 open violations. The oldest open HPD violation was filed February 8, 2015.

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OATH/ECB summonses: 6 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $34,000 in penalties imposed. 6 judgments docketed, the latest on February 28, 2021. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
October 16, 2019, DOB: Unlawful acts. Failure to comply with an order of the commissioner. Settled, $6,250 penalty imposed.
August 13, 2019, DOB: Unlawful acts. Failure to comply with an order of the commissioner. Settled, $6,250 penalty imposed.
June 24, 2019, DOB: Unlawful acts. Failure to comply with an order of the commissioner. Settled, $6,250 penalty imposed.
The newest 3 of 6 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 6, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds
DOF tax lien sale: Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale. The last list it appeared on was the 10-day notice of May 2025.
DOB violations: 14 active DOB violations. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
Housing court: 4 housing court cases here since 2015.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

Filed	Category	Status	Number
Class B	2 open most often Vermin / Infestation
June 22, 2026	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent	19023119
June 22, 2026	Vermin / Infestation	Notice sent	19023118

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