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602 Seneca Avenue

339Records
15City systems
21Open violations
66.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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339 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 57 rodent inspections, 42 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)602 SENECA AVE CORP
BBL4034410020
BIN4082214, 4521670

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 66.7. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2001-05-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$65,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)602 seneca ave corp
Head officerJELISSA R VACA
Managing agentJELISSA R VACA
Last registered2025-11-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,033,000 $61,980
2026$1,238,000 $74,280
2027$1,382,000 $82,920

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El MariachiMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint 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

SubwaySeneca Av — M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Bleecker St — B38 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMenahan St & Seneca Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 305, 81
Middle: Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 77. 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

602 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,000 on 2004-03-06 (lender: Clavijo, Jose Luis and Garcia, Jesus M). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-03-06Mortgage $336,000 — from VACA, MANUEL ANTONIO to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. $336,000
2004-03-06Mortgage $25,000 — from VACA, MANUEL ANTONIO to CLAVIJO, JOSE LUIS; GARCIA, JESUS M $25,000
2004-03-06DEEDO $420,000 — from CLAVIJO, JOSE LUIS; GARCIA, JESUS M to VACA, MANUEL ANTONIO $420,000
2000-02-01Mortgage $244,350 — from GARCIA, JESUS M; CLAVIJO, JOSE LUIS to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $244,350
1997-03-04Mortgage $35,000 — from HON, CHURK LIM; HON, TAK HUNG to GREENPOINT BANK $35,000
1985-03-29Mortgage $40,000 — from TANG, FRED; CHIANG, KAM TONG to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178270320
2018521008
2019404109
2020000213
2021007018
20220040812
20230160512
2024004026
20250170311
2026005027
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 30Health & systems 65

Every one of the 339 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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