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221 Seaman Avenue

3,107Records
18City systems
53Open violations
17.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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3,107 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,236 311 service requests, 969 HPD complaints, 525 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units228
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PARK TERRACE REALTY,
BBL1022430090
BIN1080039, 1080040, 1080041, 1080042

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17.9. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations53 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-03.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

141 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 24 · winter 2024–25: 58 · winter 2025–26: 53 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
58
’24–25
53
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

277 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (70) · Illegal Parking (45) · Noise (40) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · PLUMBING (12).

Filed construction activity

$483,931 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (228)
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)PARK TERRACE REALTY LLC
Head officerDOMINICK GUARNA
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,046,000 $4,070,700
2026$9,453,000 $4,253,850
2027$9,070,000 $4,081,500

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

SubwayInwood-207 St — A · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
215 St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 215 St — Bx7 Bx20 · 800 ft
Citi BikeSeaman Ave & Isham 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.

Report a problem to 311

221 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

277 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 70 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
221 Seaman Avenue MN228 B
1125 Washington Avenue BK132 C
61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard QN101 C
118-18 Metropolitan Avenue QN85 A
400 East Mosholu Parkway BX78 C
3210 Avenue H BK78 B
2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 B
2852 8 Avenue MN69 C
254 Quentin Road BK48 A
116-27 169 Street QN40 B
11-25 46 Road QN39 A
118 Garfield Place BK39 A
263 West 152 Street MN35 D
20 East 179 Street BX30 B
932 St Marks Avenue BK30 A
2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN30 C
235 West 145 Street MN29 C
2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 B
116-26 169 Street QN24 A
2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN24 D
157 Vernon Avenue BK21 B
1163 43 Street BK20 A
1157 43 Street BK20 B
2538 Adam C Powell Blvd MN19 B
116-31 170 Street QN16 B
77-05 41 Avenue QN16 A
2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 C
2542 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 C
201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N QN14 B
2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
1095 Jerome Avenue BX9 A
114-30 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
114-34 Farmers Boulevard QN2 A
225 West 78 Street MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $553,249 on 2018-08-01 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-01AL&R $13,000,000 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $13,000,000
2018-08-01Agreement $13,000,000 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $13,000,000
2018-08-01Mortgage $553,249 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $553,249
2013-08-27Agreement $14,000,000 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $14,000,000
2013-08-27AL&R $14,000,000 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $14,000,000
2013-08-27Mortgage $4,396,329 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,396,329
2011-03-16Mortgage $4,501,716 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $4,501,716
2011-03-16Agreement $10,000,000 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $10,000,000
2011-03-16AL&R $10,000,000 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $10,000,000
2008-02-01Agreement $5,739,984 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $5,739,984
2002-11-18Mortgage $2,930,856 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY,LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $2,930,856
2000-03-23Mortgage $730,027 — from PARK TERRACE REALTY,LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $730,027
1999-12-30Mortgage $989,431 — from JACOBUS PROPERTIES; WALTON PROPERTIES, LLC; PARK TERRACE PROPERTIES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $989,431
1999-12-30Mortgage $2,836,457 — from WALTON PROPERTIES; WALTON PROPERTIES, INC.; PARK TERRACE PROPERTIES; JACOBUS PROPERTIES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $2,836,457
1999-12-30Mortgage $813,595 — from PARK TERRACE PROPERTIES; WALTON PROPERTIES, LLC; JACOBUS PROPERTIES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $813,595

Ten-year activity

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2017
488
2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171214602151
201803465515488
201920812905162
202081121206237
202157172018202
20220011206118
20230015003153
202407124211144
20250117007178
20260216309174
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 101Housing & tenants 2,782Ownership & money 65Health & systems 96

Every one of the 3,107 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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