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970 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3323786BBL 3041110057Block 4111 · Lot 57Built 19153 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
5 open Class C — see them ↓$3,000.00 recorded as due
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970 Jamaica Avenue at a glance

970 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn has 41 open city records on file, 5 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $3,000.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 1 eviction at this building. It last sold on Jan 12, 2016 for $1,097,500. The most recent record is dated Jul 10, 2026.

Open Class C
5
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
24
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
12
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$3,000.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
10.40
5 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
1
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
4
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 10, 2026
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Health score for 970 Jamaica Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 483 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 5
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 24
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 1
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $3,000
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 970 Jamaica Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 483 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 970 Jamaica Avenue

$3,000.00 is recorded as due across the 46 summonses below, out of $35,030.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 970 Jamaica Avenue
049538600YNov 24, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 23, 2026Pending—
049487964HNov 17, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 18, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)—
048899556NJan 18, 2025DIRTY AREAApr 21, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048830337HJan 13, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STApr 15, 2025Pending—
048186877YDec 27, 2023STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEMar 26, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047979334LNov 10, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 8, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047333167KMar 7, 2022LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCEJun 6, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047131000NJul 25, 2021STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESOct 25, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047026024NJul 7, 2021FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 5, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
046939074LMar 27, 2021FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 16, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
046671385YNov 7, 2020DIRTY AREAFeb 8, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0209316461Dec 16, 2019DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJan 31, 2020Found in violation—
0203516812Feb 17, 2018FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 26, 2018Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0197070327Sep 5, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETOct 10, 2017Written off—
0194753736Aug 14, 2017LOOSE RUBBISHOct 6, 2017Written off—
042674672PMay 15, 2017DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJun 15, 2017Written off—
0194756742Apr 13, 2017IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSEMay 19, 2017Written off—
042783677RApr 8, 2017DIRTY AREAMay 12, 2017Written off—
042674092ZMar 3, 2017DIRTY AREAApr 18, 2017Written off—
040574557ZFeb 15, 2017DIRTY AREAMar 21, 2017Written off—
0193896066Dec 9, 2016FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 17, 2017Written off—
042410621XJun 7, 2016FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 8, 2016Written off—
042274780JAug 15, 2015UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSESep 15, 2015Pending—
042664068JNov 29, 2014DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREADec 31, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)—
0182985615Oct 28, 2014DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREADec 31, 2014Pending—
0182981050Sep 12, 2014DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREANov 5, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)—
256873Jul 16, 2014OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O & D.O.B RECORDS PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING RM @CELLAR NORTH WEST.RM USED FOR LIVING.INADEQUATELIGHT & VENTILATION.NO 2ND MEANS OF EGRESS.REM:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL USEOct 27, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)—
035070384JJul 16, 2014OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDSOct 27, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)—
0175200062May 11, 2012DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJul 3, 2012Defaulted (did not respond)—
0175396825May 10, 2012DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJun 22, 2012Defaulted (did not respond)—
040373755ZOct 23, 2011STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESNov 23, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)—
0174127187Apr 18, 2011MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESMay 24, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)—
0171491129Mar 26, 2010POSTING OF SIGN PERMIT, WASTE REMOVALMay 25, 2010Found in violation—
042221353XOct 20, 2008RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESNov 20, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)—
0159891436Mar 21, 2008LOOSE RUBBISHMay 8, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)—
0156760240Oct 5, 2007DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREANov 9, 2007Pending—
0152240707Apr 26, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 19, 2006Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0150808067Apr 25, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKMay 25, 2006Pending—
0152246418Apr 19, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 2, 2006Pending—
0152686115Apr 14, 2006DIRTY SIDEWALKMay 31, 2006Pending—
0139716556Apr 29, 2005DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 3, 2005Pending—
0129541161Jan 9, 2003DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 14, 2003Pending—
0119023338Jan 12, 2002FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBFeb 15, 2002Written off—
0109713286Jan 12, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKFeb 16, 2000Written off—
0098545316Nov 1, 1999FAILURE TO POST NOTICES INFORM ABOUT RECYCLINGSep 22, 2000Written off—
0108032064May 10, 1999FAILURE TO REMOVE LOCKING DEVICE OF REFRIGERATORJun 15, 1999Written off—

Marshal evictions at 970 Jamaica Avenue

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 970 Jamaica Avenue
Aug 21, 2017ResidentialBASEMENTPossessionJustin Grossman64084/17

Ownership history for 970 Jamaica Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3041110057), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 970 Jamaica Avenue
Jan 12, 2016Feb 8, 2016$1,097,500970 Jamaica Ave LLCJ.R. Grant & Co. LLCDeedView ↗
Jan 30, 2014Feb 11, 2014$640,000J.R. Grant & Co. , LLCHelene Blank, Esq., RefereeDeedView ↗
Feb 2, 2000Apr 21, 2000—Ward, Joseph/Def, 2 Grant Avenue INCVeria, Cosmelimno P/Def, Grossman, Reed S/Referee, Ward, Karen/Def, Greenidge, Leonard/Def, Morillo, Josepe A/Def, Cameron, Beverley/Def, Rodriguez, Bettey/Def, Nyc Parking Violations Bureau/Def, Green, Reginaldo/Def, Marjam Supply Co INC, Nyc Transit Authority Transit Adjudication Bu/Deft, Cameron, Clinton/Def, Usa/Def, Lopez, Jose/Def, Torres, Jose/Deft, Rivers, Wanda/Def, Greenidge, Beryl/DefDeedView ↗
Nov 15, 1988Dec 29, 1988—Cameron, Beverly, Cameron, Clinton, Ward, Joseph, Ward, Karen, Greenidge, Beryl, Greenidge, LeonardMorillo, Jose EDeedView ↗
Mar 7, 1985Apr 26, 1985—Morillo, Jose EMartinez, Rafael A, Morillo, Jose E, Morillo, Jose FDeedView ↗
Feb 27, 1978Feb 27, 1978—Morillo Jose F, Martinez Rafael A, Morillo Jose EMuth BeatriceDeedView ↗

Financing record for 970 Jamaica Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 970 Jamaica Avenue
Jan 12, 2016Collateral mortgage$900,000Hanover Community BankView ↗
Dec 13, 2011Assignment of assignment—J.R. Grant & Co., LLCView ↗
Dec 13, 2011Mortgage assignment—J.R. Grant & Co., LLCView ↗
Feb 27, 1978Mortgage—Muth BeatriceView ↗
—Mortgage$220,000Community Preservation CorporationView ↗
—Mortgage assignment—Community Preservation CORP.View ↗
—Mortgage$175,000Green Point Savs BankView ↗
—Mortgage$31,500Morillo, Jose AView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Muth, BeatriceView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Central Federal SvgsView ↗
—Mortgage$10,105Central Fedl SavingsView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.