161-08 Jewel Avenue
A 6-story building with 383 apartments, built in 1954, in Queens, NY 11365.
Addresses on the lot: 159-21 71st Avenue, 162-01 to 162-05 71st Avenue, 158-40 Jewel Avenue, 161-02 Jewel Avenue, 161-06 Jewel Avenue, 161-10 Jewel Avenue.
HPD records as of October 25, 2026
161-08 Jewel Avenue has 105 open HPD violations, 25 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to FIRST HOUSING CO INC.
Does 161-08 Jewel Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 105 open violations as of October 25, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 25 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 41 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 39 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 7 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 19 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 25, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 161-08 Jewel Avenue?
161-08 Jewel Avenue is registered with HPD to FIRST HOUSING CO INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in November 2023. HPD’s record has 3 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 9 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 11365 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 161-08 Jewel Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 71-01 Park Avenue111 apartments, built 1985
- 71-12 162nd Street114 apartments, built 1988
- 71-19 162nd Street42 apartments, built 2007
- 159-10 71st Avenue137 apartments, built 2000
- 71-33 162nd Street22 apartments, built 2008
- 71-43 162nd Street36 apartments, built 1985
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 25, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 4-06789-0015.