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1200 Seneca Avenue

511Records
18City systems
27Open violations
45.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10474 · Neighborhood: Hunts Point
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511 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 83 HPD housing violations, 75 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10474
Built1914
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HUNTS POINT HSNG DEVFUN
BBL2027620045
BIN2006436

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 45.2. In ZIP 10474, 42% of residential buildings hold an A and 26% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-05-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$14,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)HUNTS POINT HDFC
Head officerANGELA FARRISH
Managing agentSEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$680,000 $306,000
2026$726,000 $326,700
2027$740,000 $333,000

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 86/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Boogie Down Grind CafeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayHunts Point Av — 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Hunts Point Av / Seneca Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeSeneca Ave & Irvine St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 Joseph R. Drake
Middle: Bronx Academy for Multi-Media. 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

1200 Seneca Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC — 32 buildings, 961 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B18 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
870 Southern Boulevard BX105 C
667 Casanova Street BX84 A
581 Timpson Place BX72 B
1276 Lafayette Avenue BX58 A
1150 Garrison Avenue BX55 A
850 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
720 St Marys Street BX43 A
390 Jackson Avenue BX42 B
721 Hunts Point Avenue BX40 B
737 Hunts Point Avenue BX36 A
1220 Seneca Avenue BX32 B
485 Courtlandt Avenue BX28 B
1216 Seneca Avenue BX26 B
1070 Rev James Polite Ave BX24 B
567 Southern Boulevard BX23 A
866 Hunts Point Avenue BX22 B
1200 Seneca Avenue BX22 B
985 Intervale Avenue BX22 B
994 Intervale Avenue BX21 B
934 Barretto Street BX21 B
1212 Seneca Avenue BX20 B
800 Fox Street BX19 A
854 Hunts Point Avenue BX18 A
852 East 163 Street BX15 B
575 East 161 Street BX13 B
817 Faile Street BX11 A
580 Courtlandt Avenue BX10 B
512 Jackson Avenue BX9 A
515 Courtlandt Avenue BX8 A
288 Willis Avenue BX7 B
495 Courtlandt Avenue BX4 D
292 Willis Avenue BX3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,983,970 on 2012-06-28 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-06-28AL&R $4,983,970 — from HUNTS POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,983,970
2012-06-28Mortgage $4,983,970 — from HUNTS POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,983,970
2012-06-28Agreement $36,954,141 — from HUNTS POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $36,954,141
1991-09-12Mortgage $18,736,166 — from HUNTS POINT HSNG DEVFUN to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD $18,736,166

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
113
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170014115
20180019120
20194116425
20200019221
20210373480
2022041063113
20230446555
20240042951
20250012618
20260310417
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 419Ownership & money 14Health & systems 43

Every one of the 511 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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