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221 Seaman Ave, Manhattan

BBL 1-02243-0090

Built
1924
Floors
6
Residential units
228
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R7A
Lot area
25,000 sq ft
Floor area
107,106 sq ft

En español: 12 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 17 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 39 años abierta, desde el 3 de agosto de 1987.

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  1. 12

    Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Lead Paint.

    20 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 5

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Fire Safety.

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New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 10 new Class C against 5 certifications filed in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 7 Class C violations: 3 by the original certify-by date, 4 after it. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 17 open HPD violations run from March 13, 2025 to November 18, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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12 open Class C and a facade rated SWARMP. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 3, 1987.

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Open Class C, week by week
4 on September 24, 2026 and 12 on October 8.
OATH/ECB summonses
10 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $8,125 in penalties imposed. 5 judgments docketed, the latest on September 30, 2023. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • May 13, 2026, DOB: Failure to maintain building in code-compliant manner. Dismissed.
  • June 16, 2022, FDNY: Fire-rated doors and windows. In violation, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • March 30, 2021, DOB: Miscellaneous violations. In violation, $2,500 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 10 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 10, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
8 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 18, 2020.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened December 4, 2025. 7 housing court cases here since 2011.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed May 11, 2026.
DOB facade
4 buildings on this lot are rated SWARMP in their latest facade reports, the newest filed February 21, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Need this filed?
DOB permits
DOB NOW lists 5 work permits here, the newest issued September 15, 2021, for Sidewalk Shed work.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued September 15, 2021, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued September 15, 2021, signed off.
  • Sidewalk Shed, issued August 7, 2020, expired August 7, 2021.

The newest 3 of 5 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 5, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Local Law 97
On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on November 25. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed for its 2 buildings by December 10, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a lead paint order, opened April 11, 2024, awarded for $3,270.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C12 open most often Lead Paint
Lead PaintNotice sent19267024
Lead PaintNotice sent19267023
Lead PaintNotice sent19267022
Lead PaintNotice sent19267021
Lead PaintNotice sent19267020
Lead PaintNotice sent19267019
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19258826
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19258825
Fire SafetyFalse certification19018681PARK TERRACE REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18935102PARK TERRACE REALTY LLC
The report lists all 12, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B5 open most often Fire Safety
Fire SafetyNotice sent19258828
Fire SafetyNotice sent19258827
Notice sent19258824
False certification19018687PARK TERRACE REALTY LLC
Not complied with17647717

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The most common category among the open records here is lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan had 17 open violations on October 10, 2026: 17 from HPD. 12 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 39 years, since August 3, 1987.

Is 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan getting better or worse?

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 10 new Class C against 5 certifications filed in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 7 Class C violations: 3 by the original certify-by date, 4 after it. HPD now marks 1 of them False Certification. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 8 active DOB violations. The newest was issued February 18, 2020. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened December 4, 2025. 7 housing court cases here since 2011. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed May 11, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since October 12, 2023: a lead paint order, opened April 11, 2024, awarded for $3,270. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What did the latest facade reports find at 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan?

4 buildings on this lot are rated SWARMP in their latest facade reports, the newest filed February 21, 2024 (inspection cycle 9). SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

When was the boiler at 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan last inspected?

It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on November 25. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

Its 2 buildings had all filed by December 10, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. On the covered list (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1924 as the year 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 228 residential units at 221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 221 Seaman Ave, Manhattan: 228 units, 12 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/221-seaman-avenue-manhattan

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