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936 Seneca Avenue

182Records
14City systems
7Open violations
45Penalty rate
Queens · ZIP 11385 · Neighborhood: Ridgewood
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182 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 32 rodent inspections, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughQueens 11385
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)BERMELLO ALBA
BBL4035610036
BIN4085891

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 45. 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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2001-08-03.

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.

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (2) · Tattooing (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$49,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
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)ALBA BERMELLO
Managing agentMARIA MEJIA
Last registered2024-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,227,600 $552,420
2026$1,445,000 $650,250
2027$1,156,000 $520,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rosa's Bakery & RestaurantLatin AmericanA—

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

SubwayHalsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Seneca Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Seneca Av — Q55 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCentre St & Seneca Ave · 300 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

936 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

4 311 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: $540,392 on 2017-04-07 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-04-07Agreement $700,000 — from BERMELLO, ALBA to FLUSHING BANK $700,000
2017-04-07Mortgage $540,393 — from BERMELLO, ALBA to FLUSHING BANK $540,393
2017-04-07AL&R $700,000 — from BERMELLO, ALBA to FLUSHING BANK $700,000
2005-07-13Agreement $535,000 — from BERMELLO, ALBA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $535,000
2005-07-13Mortgage $222,857 — from BERMELLO, ALBA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $222,857
2004-01-08Mortgage $325,000 — from BERMELLO, ALBA to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $325,000
2001-04-05Mortgage $327,000 — from BERMELLO, ALBA to MUTUAL OF NORTH AMERICA INC $327,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170254213
2018304018
2019412018
2020002013
2021007018
202200100111
20230090312
2024023038
2025002035
2026012047
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 17Health & systems 46

Every one of the 182 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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