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757 Seneca Avenue

101Records
11City systems
33Open violations
11.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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101 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 HPD housing violations, 21 311 service requests, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)CHO KIN SZE, AS TRUSTEE
BBL4034590008
BIN4082666

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 11.8. 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 violations33 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-12-10.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Drug Activity (1) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$63,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (4)
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)CHO K SZE; YU K CHAN
Head officerCHOKIN SZE
Managing agentYU K CHAN
Last registered2026-01-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$907,200 $408,240
2026$1,089,000 $490,050
2027$1,307,000 $588,150

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sieve CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Allergy Information, Food Spoiled) · 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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Palmetto St — B38 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Seneca Ave · 200 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

757 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

14 311 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: $100,000 on 1988-10-24 (lender: Abacus Fed Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-10-24Mortgage $100,000 — from CHAN, CHIU TAI; SZE, CHO KIN; CHAN, YEE CHUN FONG; CHAN, YU KKUEN to ABACUS FED SAVS BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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201801001
201901001
202000000
202104004
202202002
202303003
20240100111
2025482216
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 10Health & systems 9

Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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