Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
The building
1939
Built
6
Floors
67
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
A
Grade A — most efficient
ENERGY STAR score 86 of 100
Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 67 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2004-10-295+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 1st KITCHEN FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Certified late
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2GIssued 2004-10-295+ YRS OLD
SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) WEST WALL IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2G, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Status: Certified late
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
1
Last 3 years
2024-03-26Apt 6Gresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
DOB building violations
1
Active
16
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED1991-12-24
Bedbug history
1
Infested, latest filing
9
Annual filings
2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated
2023–20241 infested · 0 eradicated
2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated
Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.
311 complaints from tenants
1
All time
0
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water1
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-09-23 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 34 apartments
021 active DOB violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
Neighborhood crime
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
78
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
7
≈ per month
Felony21
Misdemeanor44
Violation13
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
611
Noise reports · last 12 mo
51
≈ per month
20
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk316
Residential124
Commercial67
Vehicle53
Unspecified36
Park13
Helicopter2
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
251 SEAMAN OWNERS CORP
Head officer
JOHN HAZLEWOOD
Managing agent
ROBERT E HILL INC
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
6
Recorded sales
10
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1984-11-14 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2018-05-29 · $1,300,000
Mortgage2018-05-29$1,300,000
borrower 251 SEAMAN OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERTIVE BANK
Mortgage2018-05-29$500,000
borrower 251 SEAMAN OWNERS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
Mortgage2010-01-20$1,150,000
borrower 251 SEAMAN OWNERS CORP., · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, NCB
Mortgage2010-01-20$300,000
borrower 251 SEAMAN OWNERS CORP., · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, NCB
Mortgage1998-07-06$1,000,000
borrower 251 SEAMAN OWNRS CORP. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.