Rent-stabilized buildings in Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica, Queens has 263 buildings registered as rent stabilized with New York State DHCR, most of them built around 1970. Rent stabilization caps how much the rent can rise each year — the Rent Guidelines Board sets the limit — and gives the tenant the right to renew the lease. Registration is per building, so an individual apartment can still be deregulated — check the address below and ask the landlord for its rent history.
What the records say about Jamaica, Queens
The 261 of them with a recorded apartment count hold about 12,381 apartments between them — a median of 16 per building, from the NYC PLUTO counts the city publishes as estimates. HPD holds a violation record for 262 of the 263 buildings tracked here, and lists no open violation at 53 of those. 158 of those records carry a violation still open at class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade. Counting the buildings with no open violation as zero, the median across the 261 with an apartment count is one for every 3 apartments.
Renting with a housing voucher?
Find A Crib rebuilds a list every night of the DHCR-registered rent-stabilized buildings that have an apartment listed for Section 8 and other housing vouchers, from the overnight AffordableHousing.com feed — see the current voucher listings.
Notable buildings in Jamaica
| Building | Why |
|---|---|
| 147-02 To 147-40 Archer Ave | 539 apartments |
| 147-25 94th Ave | 543 apartments |
| 147-36 94th Ave | 379 apartments |
| 150-13 To 152-49 89th Ave | 689 apartments |
| 89-14 Parsons Blvd | 346 apartments |
| 92-27 To 92-31 160th St | 315 apartments |
ZIP codes in Jamaica
All 263 buildings
Frequently asked questions
How many rent-stabilized buildings are in Jamaica, Queens?
There are 263 registered rent-stabilized buildings in Jamaica, Queens, according to NY State DHCR registration data.
What year were most rent-stabilized buildings in Jamaica built?
Most rent-stabilized buildings in Jamaica, Queens were built around 1970, based on NYC PLUTO records for the 263 DHCR-registered buildings tracked here.
How many rent-stabilized buildings in Jamaica, Queens have open HPD violations?
HPD holds a violation record for 262 of the 263 DHCR-registered rent-stabilized buildings Find A Crib tracks in Jamaica, Queens. 209 of those have at least one open violation on file; 53 have none. A building with no HPD violation record is not counted either way.