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1216 Seneca Avenue

476Records
16City systems
24Open violations
58Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10474 · Neighborhood: Hunts Point
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476 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 311 service requests, 114 HPD complaints, 65 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10474
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units26
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HUNTS POINT HSNG DEVFUN
BBL2027620049
BIN2006438

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 58. In ZIP 10474, 42% of residential buildings hold an A and 26% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations24 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

19
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (51) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Illegal Parking (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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$659,000 $296,550
2026$664,000 $298,800
2027$634,000 $285,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2023 (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

SubwayHunts Point Av — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Hunts Point Av / Seneca Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeSeneca Ave & Irvine St · 150 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

1216 Seneca 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

91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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
2012-06-28Agreement $36,954,141 — from HUNTS POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $36,954,141
2012-06-28Mortgage $4,983,970 — from HUNTS POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,983,970
2012-06-28AL&R $4,983,970 — from HUNTS POINT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,983,970
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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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017014115
2018114419
2019021324
2020010414
2021015419
2022120425
2023154358
202401023105
2025042446
20260639
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 394Ownership & money 16Health & systems 38

Every one of the 476 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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