The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10011, 68% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (27) · Homeless Person Assistance (9) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Graffiti (2) · Taxi Complaint (2).
Filed construction activity
$491,700 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (7 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1852)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-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)
SEMINARY ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officer
ZOHAR BENDOV
Managing agent
BUCHBINDER AND WARREN LLC
Last registered
2025-07-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,439,200
$1,547,640
2026
$4,127,000
$1,857,150
2027
$4,595,000
$2,067,750
The city's market estimate has risen
34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2026 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
23 St — C E · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — A C E L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 20 St — M11 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
W 18 St & 9 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
49 311 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.
Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING MECHANICAL WORK TO INSTALL NEW HVAC SYSTEM UNDER DOB APPLICATION# M01110984-I1 FOR FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS
2026-06-25
Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING PLUMBING WORK UNDER DOB APPLICATION# M01110984-I1 FOR FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-06-25
Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EX. RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR; AND TO ADD FIRE RATED WALL AND DOOR FOR EX. STAIRWAY ON CELLAR. REPLACE BLOWER ON ROOF W/ CHIMNEY
2026-06-26Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING MECHANICAL WORK TO INSTALL NEW HVAC SYSTEM UNDER DOB APPLICATION# M01110984-I1 FOR FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS $30,000
2026-06-25Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING PLUMBING WORK UNDER DOB APPLICATION# M01110984-I1 FOR FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$105,000
2026-06-25Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EX. RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR; AND TO ADD FIRE RATED WALL AND DOOR FOR EX. STAIRWAY ON CELLAR. REPLACE BLOWER ON ROOF W/ CHIMNEY$87,000
2026-06-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-04311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-02311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-01311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-22Boiler inspection
2026-01-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-01-20Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025
2025-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-12Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-12-12Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2025-11-05Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING PLUMBING WORK UNDER DOB APPLICATION# M01110984-I1 FOR FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$105,000
2025-07-16Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2025-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-08Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-06DOB complaint, category ?
2024-10-17Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-10-01Job filed: Limited facade and masonry repairs as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy is required under this application.$74,700
2024-09-26Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR EX. RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR; AND TO ADD FIRE RATED WALL AND DOOR FOR EX. STAIRWAY ON CELLAR. REPLACE BLOWER ON ROOF W/ CHIMNEY$87,000
2024-08-15Job filed: Installation of a temporary construction fence per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress an$3,000
2024-08-15Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2024-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-20Deed — from SEMINARY ASSOCIATES; SEMINARY ASSOCIATES LLC to SEMINARY ASSOCIATES LLC
2024-06-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2012-02-23Job filed: SIDEWALK VAULT REPAIR AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$14,000
2012-02-23Job filed: SIDEWALK VAULT REPAIR AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$14,000
2011
2011-06-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-28311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2010
2010-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-10-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2008-08-26DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-02-10EASE — from SEMINARY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL TRUST, INC.
2003
2003-03-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-09-09DOB violation LANDMK:
2002-08-20SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2002-07-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-05-21Job filed: Filed herewith plans and applications for installation of HVAC and exhaust system.$15,000
2002-05-21Job filed: Filed herewith structural plans and applications to create a 1st floor extension at rear of building.$7,000
2002-05-21Job filed: Filed herewith plans and applications for installation of HVAC and exhaust system.$15,000
2002-05-21Job filed: Filed herewith structural plans and applications to create a 1st floor extension at rear of building.$7,000
2002-04-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-21Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN KITCHEN RANGEHOOD,NO CHANGE IN USE EGGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$1,200
2002-03-04Job filed: Renovation of third and fourth floor apts. Replacement of public hall stairs$45,000
2002-03-04Job filed: Renovation of third and fourth floor apts. Replacement of public hall stairs$45,000
2002-03-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-02-27DOB violation LANDMK:
2001
2001-12-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-10-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
2001-07-10Job filed: Renovation of existing restaurant. Remove and install new non-load bearing partitons, fixtures, and finishes. No change in occupancy, use or egress.$43,000
2001-07-10Job filed: Renovation of existing restaurant. Remove and install new non-load bearing partitons, fixtures, and finishes. No change in occupancy, use or egress.$43,000
2001-07-10Job filed: Renovation of existing restaurant. Remove and install new non-load bearing partitons, fixtures, and finishes. No change in occupancy, use or egress.$43,000
2001-06-25DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-05-20DOB complaint, category ?
1998-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1976
1976-03-23Mortgage assigned — from BERNSTEIN, PAULINE to GOLDWEP NOMINEE HOLDCO
1972
1972-11-21Deed — from ZOHAR BEN-DOV to SEMINARY ASSOCAITES
1971
1971-07-15Deed — from KAZ AIDING CORP to BEN-DOV, ZOHAR
1970
1970-09-24LDMK — from CHELSEA HISTORIC DISTRICT
1966
1966-12-29Mortgage — from KAZ AIDING CORP to FIRST NATIONAL CITYBANK
1966-11-17Deed — from PYRAMID ENTERPRISES to KAZ AIDING CORP
1966-10-13Deed — from FLORAL PARK PROPERTIES to PYRAMID ENTERPRISES
1966-01-27RTXL — from WIDMANN, FAYE DECD
1966-01-27RTXL — from WIDMAN, IRVING DECD
1966-01-27Deed — from WIDMAN, MARILYN; SENDACH, LORRAINE to BERNSTEIN, PAULINE
1966-01-27Deed — from BERNSTEIN, PAULINE to FLORAL PARK PROPERTIES
1966-01-27Mortgage — from FLORAL PARK PROPERTIES to BERNSTEIN, PAULINE