438 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 69 HPD complaints, 37 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.7. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · Illegal Parking (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · SAFETY (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
$54,200 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 679 SENECA LLC |
| Head officer | MIN WU |
| Managing agent | 679 Seneca LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,220,000 | $549,000 |
| 2026 | $1,464,000 | $658,800 |
| 2027 | $1,574,000 | $708,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Bar | Other | A | — |
| Susano's Pizzeria | Pizza | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Seneca 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 an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Gates Av — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Onderdonk Ave & Gates Ave · 350 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.
679-81 Seneca Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $384,141 on 2013-11-14 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-14 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 679 SENECA LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2013-11-14 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 679 SENECA LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2013-11-14 | Mortgage $384,141 — from 679 SENECA LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $384,141 | |
| 2004-10-12 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. to WW 679 SENECA CORP. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-10-12 | Mortgage $741,163 — from WW 679 SENECA CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. | $741,163 | |
| 2002-08-12 | Mortgage $415,000 — from W & W RIDGEWOOD INC to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK | $415,000 | |
| 1999-06-15 | Mortgage $325,500 — from WU, MIN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK | $325,500 | |
| 1999-01-11 | Mortgage $60,000 — from MONTALBANO, ANTHONY; MONTALBANO, JUDY to DESTEFANO, DOMONIC | $60,000 | |
| 1998-10-07 | Mortgage $230,000 — from MONTALBANO, JUDY; MONTALBANO, ANTHONY to METROPOLITAN MORTGAGE COMPANY; ADOMAITES, GEORGE | $230,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 51 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 40 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 30 |
Every one of the 438 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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