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494 Seneca Ave, Queens

BBL 4-03433-0039

Built
1931
Floors
2
Residential units
7
Building type
Office building
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
9,975 sq ft
Floor area
9,698 sq ft

En español: 1 violación de Clase C abierta (peligro inmediato). La más antigua del HPD lleva 2 años abierta, desde el 16 de abril de 2024.

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    Class C, immediately hazardous

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by date on the open HPD violation, March 12, 2026, has passed. The report prints it beside the violation.

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1 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed April 16, 2024.

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OATH/ECB summonses
3 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $3,280 in penalties imposed. 2 judgments docketed, the latest on January 31, 2024. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • September 1, 2023, FDNY: Recordkeeping. Decided by default, $1,000 penalty imposed.
  • April 13, 2023, FDNY: Inspection and testing. Decided by default, $1,000 penalty imposed.
  • August 8, 2021, DOB: Miscellaneous violations. Admitted, $1,280 penalty imposed.

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Certificate of occupancy
Final, issued November 2, 2016.

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

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C1 open
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18666983

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Questions about this building

Does 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens have open violations?

Yes. 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens had 1 open violation on October 10, 2026: 1 from HPD. 1 is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 2 years, since April 16, 2024.

Is 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with nothing filed or new 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.

Does 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens have a certificate of occupancy?

Its latest certificate of occupancy is a final one, issued November 2, 2016. A certificate of occupancy says how a building may be used and occupied. A temporary one lets people move in while work finishes and has to be renewed until DOB issues the final one. DOB's records here start in July 2012, so an older certificate may not show.

When was 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens built?

The city's record gives 1931 as the year 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an office building with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 7 residential units at 494 Seneca Avenue, Queens. 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 certificates of occupancy 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 records are the authority on what is open today.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB certificates of occupancy 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, 494 Seneca Ave, Queens: 7 units, 1 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/494-seneca-avenue-queens

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