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81 Seaman Avenue

1,823Records
15City systems
281Open violations
572.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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1,823 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 664 HPD complaints, 556 311 service requests, 429 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC
BBL1022390009
BIN1064961

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 572.9. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations281 total — 72 class C (immediately hazardous), 174 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2012-03-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

135 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 83). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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83
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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

288 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (64) · PAINT/PLASTER (51) · PLUMBING (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · WATER LEAK (22) · Noise (21).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC
Head officerDAVId RADONCIc
Managing agentDAVId RADONCIc
Last registered2025-07-18

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,047,000 $921,150
2026$2,103,000 $946,350
2027$1,827,000 $822,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayInwood-207 St — A · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 204 St — Bx7 · 550 ft
Citi BikeSeaman Ave & Beak St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 18, 98, 278
Middle: Harold O. Levy School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

81 Seaman Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

288 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 64 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,203,409 on 2018-08-15 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-15AL&R $3,186,000 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,186,000
2018-08-15Agreement $3,186,000 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,186,000
2018-08-15Mortgage $1,203,409 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,203,409
2013-07-29AL&R $2,225,000 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,225,000
2013-07-29Mortgage $297,247 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $297,247
2013-07-29Agreement $2,225,000 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,225,000
2013-07-15RPTT&RET $2,554,010 — from IWH HOLDINGS LLC to PINNACLE HOLDING COMPANY XXXIV LLC $2,554,010
2011-12-14Agreement $1,950,000 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,950,000
2010-08-10RPTT&RET $35,000,000 — from PINNACLE HOLDING COMPANY XXXIV LLC to IWH HOLDINGS LLC $35,000,000
2010-06-22AL&R $195,000 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $195,000
2010-06-22Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,950,000
2009-12-28Agreement $3,563,816 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to 140 REALTY NY LLC; 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC; 25 CUMMINGS REALTY LLC $3,563,816
2009-12-02Agreement $8,796,458 — from 25 CUMMINGS REALTY LLC; 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC; AUDUBON REALTY NY LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,796,458
2009-12-02Agreement $11,876,458 — from 140 REALTY NY LLC; 25 CUMMINGS REALTY LLC; 81 SEAMAN REALTY LLC; WADSWORTH ASSOCIATES NY L to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $11,876,458
2009-06-08Agreement $15,816,310 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to AUDUBON REALTY NY LLC; 82 ELLWOOD REALTY LLC; 25 CUMMINGS REALTY LLC; WADSWORTH ASSOCIATES $15,816,310

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171270129
20181503256
20190400646
20200300131
20210350237
20220420345
20230570360
2024011303116
2025016965180
2026160404609
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The full timeline

Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 1,692Ownership & money 59Health & systems 41

Every one of the 1,823 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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