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

859 complaints

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

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Emergency	Closed	16	Jun 11, 2004	NONCONST · VERMINThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	16	Jun 11, 2004	NONCONST · VERMINThe 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	16	Jan 4, 2004	NONCONST · JANITOR/SUPERThe 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	16	Jan 4, 2004	NONCONST · VERMINThe 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	16	Jan 4, 2004	NONCONST · VERMINThe 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	16	Jan 4, 2004	NONCONST · RUBBISHThe 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	16	Jan 4, 2004	ELECTRIC · WIRINGThe 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	16	Jan 4, 2004	PAINT/PLASTER · WALLThe 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	16	Jan 4, 2004	ELECTRIC · WIRINGThe 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.