276 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 56 HPD complaints, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.7. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2010-04-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · GENERAL (3) · Lead (2) · Noise (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$104,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,259,000 | $1,016,550 |
| 2026 | $2,489,000 | $1,120,050 |
| 2027 | $2,785,000 | $1,253,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 215 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Inwood-207 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 215 St — Bx7 Bx20 · 0.2 mi |
| Citi Bike | W 218 St & Indian Rd · 300 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.
256 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 |
26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,172,735 on 2020-04-07 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-07 | Mortgage $1,172,735 — from 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,172,735 | |
| 2020-04-07 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,800,000 | |
| 2020-04-07 | AL&R $4,800,000 — from 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,800,000 | |
| 2016-12-27 | Mortgage $1,850,000 — from 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,850,000 | |
| 2016-12-27 | Agreement $3,800,000 — from 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2016-12-27 | Deed $6,900,000 — from 256 SEAMAN AVE. LLC to 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC | $6,900,000 | |
| 2016-12-27 | AL&R $3,800,000 — from 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2016-12-14 | Sold for $6,900,000 | $6,900,000 | $345,000 |
| 2013-06-24 | Mortgage $332,019 — from 256 SEAMAN AVE. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $332,019 | |
| 2013-06-24 | Agreement $1,950,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 256 SEAMAN AVE. LLC | $1,950,000 | |
| 2008-05-09 | Agreement $1,685,000 — from 256 SEAMAN AVE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,685,000 | |
| 2008-05-09 | Mortgage $803,843 — from 256 SEAMAN AVE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $803,843 | |
| 2003-06-12 | Mortgage $292,684 — from 256 SEAMAN AVE. LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $292,684 | |
| 1999-03-02 | Mortgage $550,000 — from 256 SEAMAN AVE. LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $550,000 | |
| 1984-08-07 | Mortgage $161,856 — from 256 SEAMAN AVE. ASSOC. to GOMEZ, CHARLES D. | $161,856 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 276 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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