212-26 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY 11428

The property at 212-26 Jamaica Avenue in Queens Village, owned by DMM Corp Of NY, is a 2-family house built in 1920. The building has experienced numerous maintenance issues in recent years, with particularly troubling patterns emerging in 2024-2025.

As of April 2025, there were multiple open violations including concerns about window frames (both emergency and non-emergency), unsanitary conditions including mold and pests, and cooking gas issues. A December 2024 inspection revealed significant problems in Apartment 2, including issues with heat supply, window repairs, pest infestations, and various maintenance concerns such as broken tiles, cabinet doors, light fixtures, and carbon monoxide detectors. The building's history includes three Department of Buildings (DOB) complaints between 2018-2025 regarding illegal conversions and failure to maintain, though inspectors were unable to gain access during final attempts.

The DOB records also show active Environmental Control Board violations from 2018-2019 related to occupancy issues, with penalties of $1,250.00 each for violations regarding occupancy contrary to that allowed by the certificate of occupancy. Most recently, there is an active DOB violation from June 2023 for failure to file a 2021 external low-pressure inspection. While some complaints (such as those regarding cooking gas, window frames, and unsanitary conditions) were closed after inspection, the frequency and nature of these issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges within the building.