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1314 Seneca Avenue

8,544Records
19City systems
181Open violations
467.4Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10474 · Neighborhood: Hunts Point
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8,544 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 4,005 HPD complaints, 2,320 HPD housing violations, 1,741 311 service requests.

BoroughBronx 10474
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units60
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)CHILLUM PLACE, L.L.C.
BBL2027627501
BIN—

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 467.4. In ZIP 10474, 42% of residential buildings hold an A and 26% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations181 total — 82 class C (immediately hazardous), 74 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-03.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

257 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 210 · winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

210
’23–24
23
’24–25
18
’25–26

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

$32,430 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

506 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (122) · PLUMBING (61) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (50) · PAINT/PLASTER (49) · DOOR/WINDOW (43) · WATER LEAK (30).

Filed construction activity

$405,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
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)1314 Seneca Avenue Owner LLC
Head officerRick Gropper
Managing agentDolphin Property Services LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$416,329 $187,349
2026$426,204 $191,792
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $852,122 a year ($13.95 per sq ft), operating expenses $511,273 ($8.37 per sq ft), net operating income $340,849. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Simpson St — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Hunts Point Av / Seneca Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 650 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeSeneca Ave & Irvine St · 450 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

1314 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

506 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 122 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

showing 60 of 79 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-04-19Mortgage $11,425,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; 1314 SENECA LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $11,425,000
2021-04-19Mortgage $11,425,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; 1314 SENECA LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $11,425,000
2021-04-19Mortgage $11,425,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; 1314 SENECA LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $11,425,000
2018-06-22Agreement $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA LLC; 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-06-22Agreement $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA LLC; 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-06-22Agreement $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA LLC; 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-03-06Mortgage $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; 1314 SENECA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-03-06AL&R $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; 1314 SENECA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-03-06Deed $13,524,948 — from EICHORN, GERSHON; STEIGMAN, YECHIEL; PROMISE 371 LLC; THE KESSER GROUP LLC; EME TWO REALTY to 1314 SENECA LLC; 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $13,524,948
2018-03-06AL&R $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; 1314 SENECA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-03-06Deed $13,524,948 — from EICHORN, GERSHON; STEIGMAN, YECHIEL; PROMISE 371 LLC; THE KESSER GROUP LLC; EME TWO REALTY to 1314 SENECA LLC; 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $13,524,948
2018-03-06Mortgage $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; 1314 SENECA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-03-06AL&R $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; 1314 SENECA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000
2018-03-06Deed $13,524,948 — from EICHORN, GERSHON; STEIGMAN, YECHIEL; PROMISE 371 LLC; THE KESSER GROUP LLC; EME TWO REALTY to 1314 SENECA LLC; 1314 SENECA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $13,524,948
2018-03-06Mortgage $9,435,000 — from 1314 SENECA HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ; 1314 SENECA LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,435,000

Ten-year activity

2,0001,0000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1,519
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705484025514
201833263298306
20190326606275
20200131201314
202101050274523
20223457603586
2023141,507071,519
202431282018844
20251429106302
20261715003161
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 8,258Ownership & money 70Health & systems 114

Every one of the 8,544 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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