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816 Seneca Avenue

558Records
17City systems
58Open violations
18.8Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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558 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 194 HPD complaints, 182 311 service requests, 70 HPD housing violations.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)816 SENECA LLC
BBL4034610037
BIN4082743, 4548716

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 18.8. 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 violations58 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1999-06-10.

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Encampment (3) · Panhandling (2) · Graffiti (1) · Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)816 Seneca LLC
Head officerMarek Grab
Managing agent816 Seneca LLC
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$853,200 $383,940
2026$1,024,000 $460,800
2027$1,183,000 $532,350

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sena Cafe & CO.Coffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Cornelia St — B38 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMadison St & Seneca Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

816 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

16 311 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: $37,544 on 2024-07-01 (lender: Polish & Slavic Fcu). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-01AL&R $590,000 — from 816 SENECA LLC to POLISH & SLAVIC FCU $590,000
2024-07-01Agreement $590,000 — from 816 SENECA LLC to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $590,000
2024-07-01Mortgage $37,544 — from 816 SENECA LLC to POLISH & SLAVIC FCU $37,544
2014-05-12Agreement $670,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 816 SENECA LLC $670,000
2014-05-12AL&R $670,000 — from 816 SENECA LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $670,000
2014-05-12Mortgage $143,379 — from 816 SENECA LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $143,379
2010-11-05AL&R $550,000 — from GRAB, KRYSTYNA; GRAB, FRANCISZEK to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $550,000
2010-11-05Agreement $550,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to GRAB, KRYSTYNA; GRAB, FRANCISZEK $550,000
2010-11-05Mortgage $381,301 — from GRAB, FRANCISZEK; GRAB, KRYSTYNA to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $381,301
2002-12-13Mortgage $280,000 — from GRAB, FRANCISZEK; GRAB, KRYSTYNA to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $280,000
1987-06-15Mortgage $300,000 — from PETERSEN, DAN PETRESCU; PETRESCU, CORNELIU to MASPETH FED S&L ASSN $300,000
1987-03-16Mortgage $150,000 — from COPIL, MARIA to HOME FED SAVS BANK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700240125
201800260228
201900490453
202000440347
202100380341
2022007018
2023021014
202410136323
2025001034
20260360312
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 460Ownership & money 30Health & systems 33

Every one of the 558 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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