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709 Seneca Avenue

98Records
11City systems
1Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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98 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 HPD housing violations, 21 311 service requests.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)CHANG ON CORP
BBL4034580007
BIN4082638

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-07.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$70,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (3)
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)CHANGON CORP.
Head officerXU QUN JIANG
Managing agentXU QUN JIANG
Last registered2025-11-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$665,000 $299,250
2026$798,000 $359,100
2027$958,000 $431,100

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Natural Juice Bar CafeJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsAMice 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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Palmetto St — B38 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Seneca Ave · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

709 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

5 311 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: $100 on 1994-07-07 (lender: Green Point Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-06-29Mortgage $35,000 — from JUANG, CLAUDE Y.; CHEN, CHIN Y. to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $35,000
1983-01-31Mortgage $31,500 — from LOUIE, KAREN; LOUIE, FRANKIE to FLUSHING FED S&L ASSOC $31,500
1983-01-31Mortgage $9,000 — from LOUIE, KAREN; LOUIE, FRANKIE to BETANCOUR, JORGE; RODRIGUEZ, MARCO $9,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170010111
201800404
201900101
202001102
202100404
202200505
202350308
202430328
202500527
202600325
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 47Ownership & money 30Health & systems 10

Every one of the 98 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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