A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. 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 violations
22 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1987-04-07.
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
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (7) · Food Establishment (7) · Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Consumer Complaint (2).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1930)
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)
552 SENECA ENTERPRISE
Head officer
DULCE E SURIEL
Managing agent
RICARDO PENA
Last registered
2025-10-23
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
$710,000
$319,500
2026
$852,000
$383,400
2027
$1,022,000
$459,900
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) 7 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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
Subway
Seneca Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none DeKalb Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Bleecker St — B38 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Menahan St & Seneca Ave · 250 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.
31 311 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: $499,900 on
2009-04-07 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2014-12-26
AL&R $400,000 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to FLUSHING BANK
$400,000
2014-12-26
Agreement $400,000 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to FLUSHING BANK
$400,000
2009-04-07
AL&R $499,900 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$499,900
2009-04-07
Mortgage $499,900 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
$499,900
2009-04-07
Deed $700,000 — from TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE to 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC.
$700,000
2006-02-23
Deed $841,000 — from TAM , KWON OI; TAM , SUI CHU; THE ESTATE OF KWOK CHI TAM; TAM , YIN OY to TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE
$841,000
2006-02-23
AL&R $540,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE
$540,000
2006-02-23
Mortgage $540,000 — from TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
$540,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
25
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
11
0
4
19
2018
0
5
2
1
8
2019
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
5
0
0
5
2021
0
24
0
1
25
2022
0
18
0
1
19
2023
1
17
0
4
22
2024
0
23
0
1
24
2025
1
6
0
2
9
2026
1
3
0
2
6
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-19
311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-10Restaurant inspection: ESTRELLA DEL MAR
2026-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-05-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-01-13311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024
2024-12-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-10-20311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2024-09-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-02311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2024-08-02311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Spill/Release (HA1)
2024-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-12-12Restaurant inspection: ESTRELLA DEL MAR — grade A
2023-11-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-11-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-11-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-10-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-08-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-03-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-03-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-03-08HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-03-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-02-26311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2021-04-16HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-02-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-10-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2017-10-11DOB violation C: BORO COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER FOR INTENT TO REVOKE JOB # 420412020, LIC # 1938. LICENSE SUSPENDED
2017-10-07DOB violation P: THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS INTENDS TO REVOKE THE PERMITS ISSUED IN CO NNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION #420612020 WITHIN 15 DAYS.THIS
2017-10-03311: Borough Office — Construction Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2017-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-14311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-09-14311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-08-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-07-29311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2017-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-19311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-02-23311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016
2016-10-27311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2016-09-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-03-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-03-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-02-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-01-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014
2014-12-26TL&R — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC.
2014-12-26AL&R $400,000 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to FLUSHING BANK$400,000
2014-12-26Agreement $400,000 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to FLUSHING BANK$400,000
2014-12-26Mortgage assigned to FLUSHING BANK
2014-04-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2014-04-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-02-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-01-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2013
2013-10-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2013-09-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013-08-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2013-06-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2013-05-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2013-04-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2009-10-07City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut
2009-09-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-09-17City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 15 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut$58
2009-08-24City emergency repair (HWO): doh clean & dust wipe only: rm # 1 apartment foyer from 2nd floor public hallway rm # 2 bathroom from apartment foyer rm$737
2009-08-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.7 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY O
2009-07-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-07-01Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPLICATION #402368166$3,000
2009-07-01Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPLICATION #402368166$3,000
2009-04-07AL&R $499,900 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$499,900
2009-04-07Mortgage $499,900 — from 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$499,900
2009-04-07Deed $700,000 — from TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE to 552 SENECA ENTERPRISES, INC.$700,000
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-09-08Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.; FAIRWAY FUND II LLC to FAIRWAY NORTH II LLC
2008-06-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-06-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-04-04Mortgage assigned — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to FAIRWAY FUND II LLC
2008-03-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-12-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-12-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2007-09-27HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL ,, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2
2007-09-27HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ,, IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2F,
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW BALANCES AT SOUTH WINDOW AT EAST WALL LOWER SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FRO
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ,, IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW PANE AT WEST WINDOW UPPER SASH IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH L
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WASTE LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2007-09-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2006-04-21Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 402297929$3,000
2006-04-21Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION # 402297929$3,000
2006-03-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-03-01Job filed: A2$45,000
2006-02-23Deed $841,000 — from TAM , KWON OI; TAM , SUI CHU; THE ESTATE OF KWOK CHI TAM; TAM , YIN OY to TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE$841,000
2006-02-23AL&R $540,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE$540,000
2006-02-23Mortgage $540,000 — from TECHNICAL DIMENSION AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CE to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.$540,000
2006-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-06-28DOB violation LL6291:
1987
1987-04-07HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1987-04-07HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES 3 STY PUB HALL THRUOUT.
1987-04-07HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS PUB HALL BULKHEAD.
1987-04-07HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT LIGHT OR LIGHTS OF AT LEAST 40 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT EACH, TO LIGHT ADEQUATELY
1983
1983-12-30Deed — from FOTO, PIETRO; FOTO, ANNA to TAM, YIN OY; TAM, KWOK CHI; TAM, KWON OI; TAM, SUI CHU
1982
1982-01-20HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1970
1970-09-21Deed — from VONNESSEN ELIZABETH; VONNESSEN EDWARD to ANNA FOTO; PIETRO FOTO
1970-09-21Mortgage — from FOTO ANNA; FOTO PIETRO to VINCENZA FOTO; ANGELO FOTO