121 JAMAICA AVENUE

Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · BIN 3080594 · Cypress Hills · Last violation Dec 17, 2025 · Last complaint Jul 9, 2026

NeighborhoodCypress Hills

More violations than 91% of nearby buildings

More violations than 91% of buildings and more complaints than 94% of buildings in Cypress Hills. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.

Activity TrendsLast 5 years

A steady level of activity over time

Last 2 yrs: 24 violations · 31 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

3 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.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations

Total violations since 2003

203

8 per year avg.↑ Up 500% in the last 2 years (24 vs 4 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ3

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ9

Rent-impairingⓘ1

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2004

859

37 per year avg.↑ Up 3000% in the last 2 years (31 vs 1 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access20%Violation issued26%No violation32%Phone resolved22%Other0%(859)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Egressⓘ16 violations

Maintenanceⓘ13 violations

Heat And Hot Waterⓘ3 violations

Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ2 violations

Paintingⓘ2 violations

Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ2 violations

Cleaningⓘ2 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Heat / hot waterⓘ35 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ2 complaints

Water & plumbingⓘ1 complaints

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Complaint log

207 complaints · GENERAL

All categories GENERAL PAINT/PLASTER HEATING PLUMBING HEAT/HOT WATERAll Open Closed

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Emergency	Closed	14	Dec 10, 2004	GENERAL · FLOORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	14	Dec 10, 2004	GENERAL · FLOORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	14	Dec 10, 2004	GENERAL · WINDOWSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	9	Dec 9, 2004	GENERAL · MOLDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Non-emergency	Closed	14	Oct 18, 2004	GENERAL · FLOORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	14	Oct 18, 2004	GENERAL · FLOORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	14	Oct 18, 2004	GENERAL · CERAMIC-TILEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.