1,645 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 496 HPD complaints, 489 311 service requests, 416 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 132.5. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 19 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
123 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · WATER LEAK (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · PLUMBING (7) · Illegal Parking (7).
$182,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | SEAMEN AUDOBON ASSOCIATES II, LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT RAPHAEL |
| Managing agent | GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,106,000 | $1,397,700 |
| 2026 | $3,211,000 | $1,444,950 |
| 2027 | $3,737,000 | $1,681,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Inwood-207 St — A · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 204 St — Bx7 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Seaman Ave & Beak St · 650 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.
97 Seaman Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
123 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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.
Managed by GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 48 buildings, 1,313 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B11 · C17 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,023 on 2021-05-11 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-11 | Mortgage $120,024 — from SEAMEN AUDOBON ASSOCIATES II, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $120,024 | |
| 2021-05-11 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from SEAMEN AUDOBON ASSOCIATES II, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2021-05-11 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from SEAMEN AUDOBON ASSOCIATES II, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2014-11-12 | Mortgage $247,445 — from SEAMEN AUDOBON ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $247,445 | |
| 2014-11-12 | Agreement $2,300,500 — from SEAMEN AUDOBON ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $2,300,500 | |
| 2005-01-11 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to SEAMAN AUDUBON ASSOCIATES | $2,500,000 | |
| 2005-01-11 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from SEAMAN AUDUBON ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 1999-02-09 | Mortgage $1,072,670 — from SEAMAN AUDUBON ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $1,072,670 | |
| 1984-03-16 | Mortgage $14,000 — from GILMAN, ALVIN to CITY OF NEW YORK (HUD) | $14,000 | |
| 1984-03-16 | Mortgage $16,000 — from GILMAN, ALVIN to NEW YORK CITY COMM.ETC | $16,000 | |
| 1982-09-02 | Mortgage $485,000 — from GILMAN, ALVIN to N.Y.C. COMM PRESERVCORP | $485,000 | |
| 1982-09-02 | Mortgage $285,000 — from GILMAN, ALVIN to N.Y.C. COMM.PRESERVCORP | $285,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| 2018 | 3 | 23 | 157 | 2 | 7 | 192 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 111 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 112 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 42 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 97 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 0 | 6 | 244 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 71 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
Every one of the 1,645 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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