A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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
3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-08-21.
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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Posting (5) · Missed Collection (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Mobile Food Vendor (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Animal (1).
Filed construction activity
$44,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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)
678 SENECA LLC
Head officer
MIN WU
Managing agent
MIN WU
Last registered
2025-08-23
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
$663,000
$298,350
2026
$796,000
$358,200
2027
$955,000
$429,750
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Seneca Av — B13 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Cypress Ave & Palmetto St · 500 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.
11 311 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: $217,002 on
2014-04-08 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2014-04-08
Mortgage $217,003 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$217,003
2014-04-08
Agreement $810,000 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$810,000
2014-04-08
AL&R $810,000 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$810,000
2005-05-03
Agreement $700,000 — from WW 678 SENECA CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
$700,000
2005-05-03
Mortgage $433,938 — from WW 678 SENECA CORP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
$433,938
2002-04-30
Mortgage $290,000 — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
$290,000
1993-05-05
Mortgage $140,000 — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to WEINDLER, JOHN P
$140,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
21
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
15
4
19
2018
0
8
3
11
2019
1
13
7
21
2020
0
9
2
11
2021
0
5
7
12
2022
0
6
3
9
2023
1
9
6
16
2024
0
7
1
8
2025
1
5
5
11
2026
0
2
3
5
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2025-10-20311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2025-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-06Restaurant inspection: CACHAPAS Y MAS — grade A
2025-05-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-02-26Restaurant inspection: CACHAPAS Y MAS
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
2023-09-15Restaurant inspection: CACHAPAS Y MAS — grade A
2023-08-08311: Dumpster Complaint — Uncovered
2023-07-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-26311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-06-11311: Mobile Food Vendor — Smoke/Odor
2023-05-29311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-04-19Boiler inspection
2023-04-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
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
2023-03-19311: Outdoor Dining — Barrier Condition
2023-03-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-12-28311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2022-12-06311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-11-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-10-19Restaurant inspection: CACHAPAS Y MAS · mice evidence
2022-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-19Boiler inspection
2022-03-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021
2021-12-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-11-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-11-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-11-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-11-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-10-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-10-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-09-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-04-21Boiler inspection
2021-03-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020
2020-12-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-13HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2019-12-13HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSE HOLD ITEAMS AT 2
2019-12-13HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD TREADS 7TH AND 8TH FROM BOTTOM UP AT INTERMEDIATE LANDING FROM 1ST TO 2ND STORY AT PUBLIC
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2019-12-13HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2019-12-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-11-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2019-11-28311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2019-11-01HPD 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
2019-09-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-10Boiler inspection
2019-07-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-07-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-07-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-05-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2019-04-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2019-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-24HPD 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
2018-09-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-09Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2018-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-06HPD 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
2017-11-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-11-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-11-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-09-05Boiler inspection
2017-08-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2017-08-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-08-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-08-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2017-08-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-08-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2016-11-22HPD 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
2016-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-10-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-10-17Job filed: INSTALLING NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO OTHER WORK TO BE DONE. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2016-05-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-04-30311: Graffiti — Police Report Requested
2016-04-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2016-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2016-03-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-03-14Job filed: A2$21,000
2016-03-14Job filed: A2$21,000
2015
2015-06-05311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-03-02HPD 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
2014
2014-04-08Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to INVESTORS BANK
2014-04-08Mortgage $217,003 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK$217,003
2014-04-08Agreement $810,000 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK$810,000
2014-04-08AL&R $810,000 — from 678 SENECA LLC to INVESTORS BANK$810,000
2014-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-03-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2013-03-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2013-03-05311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2013-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-12-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-06-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2012-06-02HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2012-05-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011
2011-05-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010
2010-12-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009
2009-08-21Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A to FANNIE MAE
2009-07-21ASPM — from WW 678 SENECA CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2009-06-02Deed — from WW 678 SENECA CORP. to 678 SENECA LLC
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-09-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORDS$1,200
2008-09-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED: AT CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED PARTITIONS AND INSTALLED WATER + WASTE LINES FOR 3PC BATHROOM SINK,TOILET,SH$1,600
2008-08-21HPD class C: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BSMT
2008-08-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CASCADING WATER LEAK CEILING FRONT AND REAR LOCATED AT APT BSMT
2008-08-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUP OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDS. CELLAR USE CHANGED FROM STORAGE & ORDINARY USE TO A$600
2007-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-12Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY.NOCHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANC Y$3,000
2005-05-03Agreement $700,000 — from WW 678 SENECA CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$700,000
2005-05-03Mortgage $433,938 — from WW 678 SENECA CORP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$433,938
2005-05-03Mortgage assigned — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2005-05-03Deed — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to WW 678 SENECA CORP.
2005-05-03TL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK to MARTINEZ, MIN WU
2004
2004-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-06-21Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. (NYC BOILER NO. 59370-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY AND USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2004-06-21Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. (NYC BOILER NO. 59370-01). NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY AND USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2004-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-04-30Mortgage $290,000 — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB$290,000
2002-04-30Mortgage satisfied — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to WEINDLER, JOHN P
2002-04-30Mortgage assigned — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB
2002-03-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-07-22ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED # OF FAM. BLDG DEPT RECORDS INDICATE RESID$1,700
1999-07-22ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT OF BLDG DEPT RECORDS. RECORDS INDICATE BLDGIS LEGALLY APPROVED FOR 5 FAM NOW OCCUPIED BY 6 FAM. ILLEGAL
1999-02-11DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-09-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-11-26Permit SG — ISSUED
1993-08-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-05-19Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-05-05Mortgage $140,000 — from MARTINEZ, MIN WU to WEINDLER, JOHN P$140,000
1993-05-05Deed — from WEINDLER, JOHN P JR to MARTINEZ, MIN WU