Jamaica

Queens · 29,668 buildings tracked

29,668

Buildings

$2,795

Median 1BR Rent

Queens median: $3,210

50,801

Open Violations

15% of buildings affected

11.8 per building (borough median 9.9)

1920

Avg Year Built

Queens median: 1929

Building Map

Every pin is a building we track — color shows open HPD violations

Map of Jamaica with tracked buildings
No open violations1–5 open6+ open149 largest tracked buildings · pin size = building size · tap a pin for the report card

Cost of Living

Based on active rental listings

TypeDealMedianLuxuryQueens median
Studio$2,473/mo$3,175(-22%)
1 Bedroom$2,650$2,795/mo$2,950$3,210(-13%)
2 Bedrooms$3,000$3,755/mo$3,600$3,500(+7%)
3 Bedrooms$3,500/mo$3,600(-3%)

Deal = 25th percentile, Luxury = 75th percentile of active listings · (%) = this neighborhood vs the borough median

Building Quality

Violation distribution across 29,668 buildings

Clean (0 violations)85%
Minor (1–5)7%
Moderate (6–10)4%
Severe (10+)4%
8,298 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations
7,140 pest-related violations
2,479 lead paint violations
1,393 mold violations

Typical neighborhood in the borough averages 9.9 open violations per building.

Property Managers

Largest management companies in this neighborhood

1

NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY

68 buildings3.7 avg violations
2

UNAVAILABLE OWNER

67 buildings4.5 avg violations
3

HP MONTAUK APARTMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T FUND COM

47 buildings0.7 avg violations
4

ST. ALBANS APTS LLC

44 buildings7.8 avg violations
5

ROCHDALE VILLAGE INC

31 buildings30 avg violations

Buildings in Jamaica

29,668 tracked — every card links to a full report card

Showing 12 of 29,668

Transit

5 subway stations nearby

ArcherBlvdQueens
169 St
QueensBlvd
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer
QueensArcher
Jamaica-179 St
QueensBlvd
Sutphin Blvd
QueensBlvd
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
QueensArcher

3 of 5 stations are ADA accessible

Parks & Green Space

5.5 total acres

2 playgrounds
Norelli-Hargreaves Playground
1.43 acres
Playground One Forty
1.37 acres
Major Mark Park
0.9 acres
William Simmons Community Garden Club
0.6 acres
Discovery Garden
0.29 acres

+ 11 more parks

311 Complaints

Past 12 months across all buildings here

13,277

Heat / Hot Water3,360
Elevator21
Noise5,457

Among buildings with any noise complaints, the median logged 1 in the past year — a useful baseline when you compare individual buildings.

Resident Reviews

3.6
avg across 13 buildings

264 total Google reviews

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