768 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 311 service requests, 235 HPD complaints, 188 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 243. 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
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2014-11-12. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Rodent (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| 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) | DELICATE GEM CORP |
| Head officer | ANI A MINNETYAN |
| Managing agent | ROUFAIL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $818,000 | $368,100 |
| 2026 | $919,000 | $413,550 |
| 2027 | $1,064,000 | $478,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Palmetto St — B38 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Seneca Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 239 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.
717 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by ROUFAIL MANAGEMENT — 9 buildings, 318 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63-14 Queens Boulevard | QN | 82 | A |
| 61-40 Saunders Street | QN | 73 | A |
| 62-64 Saunders Street | QN | 68 | A |
| 42-45 Judge Street | QN | 21 | C |
| 320 West 17 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 64-62 Booth Street | QN | 18 | B |
| 61-48 Madison Street | QN | 16 | A |
| 1 Weehawken Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 717 Seneca Avenue | QN | 6 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $423,000 on 2004-06-02 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-26 | Deed $750,000 — from ZIB REAL ESTATE COMPANY LLC to DELICATE GEM CORP. | $750,000 | |
| 2004-06-02 | DEEDO $565,000 — from VODLAN, SILVA; VODLAN, JOSEPH to ZIB REAL ESTATE COMPANY, LLC | $565,000 | |
| 2004-06-02 | Mortgage $423,000 — from ZIB REAL ESTATE COMPANY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $423,000 | |
| 2004-06-02 | AL&R $423,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to ZIB REAL ESTATE COMPANY, LLC | $423,000 | |
| 1995-04-13 | Mortgage $120,000 — from VODLAN SILVA; VODLAN, JOSEPH to D'ANTONI SERGIO; D'ANTONI, MARTA | $120,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2 | 195 | 3 | 200 |
| 2022 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 55 |
| 2023 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 43 |
| 2024 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 768 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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