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678 Seneca Avenue

212Records
15City systems
3Open violations
10Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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212 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 30 rodent inspections, 26 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)678 SENECA LLC
BBL4034530029
BIN4082503

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-08-21.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Posting (5) · Missed Collection (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Mobile Food Vendor (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$44,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)678 SENECA LLC
Head officerMIN WU
Managing agentMIN WU
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$663,000 $298,350
2026$796,000 $358,200
2027$955,000 $429,750

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cachapas Y MasLatin AmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Seneca Av — B13 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCypress Ave & Palmetto St · 500 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

678 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

11 311 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: $217,002 on 2014-04-08 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-04-08Mortgage $217,003 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK $217,003
2014-04-08Agreement $810,000 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK $810,000
2014-04-08AL&R $810,000 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK $810,000
2005-05-03Agreement $700,000 — from WW 678 SENECA CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $700,000
2005-05-03Mortgage $433,938 — from WW 678 SENECA CORP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $433,938
2002-04-30Mortgage $290,000 — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $290,000
1993-05-05Mortgage $140,000 — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to WEINDLER, JOHN P $140,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017015419
201808311
2019113721
202009211
202105712
20220639
202319616
20240718
202515511
20260235
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 117Ownership & money 17Health & systems 44

Every one of the 212 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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