222 Seaman Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02250-0027BIN 1065079

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0125 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 39 apartments
0225 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 31 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 39 apartments.

2018 — 33 units registered2023 — 31

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 67 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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building71 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

388

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

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 C3Issued 2026-10-13

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt A5Issued 2026-10-13

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT A5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt D4Issued 2026-09-10

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE THE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT D4, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt E2Issued 2026-09-10RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT E2, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

516

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water244

Paint/Plaster41

Unsanitary Condition41

General39

Plumbing39

Electric38

Door/Window23

Water Leak22

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

521

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk319

Residential99

Vehicle51

Unspecified32

Park12

Commercial7

Helicopter1

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony24

Misdemeanor30

Violation9

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 crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 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.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-02-09Apt A7residential

2019-09-11Apt C2residential

2019-08-20Apt E4residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-04-10

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-12-22

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-06-26

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-05-01

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

222-228 SEAMAN AVENUE, LLC

Head officer

DONALD HASTINGS

Managing agent

BRIAN GARLAND

71 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1 BOGARDUS PLACEMANHATTAN 1 WADSWORTH AVENUEMANHATTAN 121 SEAMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN 1268 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 1270 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-12-19 · $7,500,000

Most recent mortgage2016-06-03 · $11,747,256.44

Mortgage2016-06-03$11,747,256.44

borrower 623-631 WEST 207TH STREET, LLC, 222-228 SEAMAN AVENUE, LLC, 29 SICKLES STREET, LLC · lender MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

Mortgage2013-12-19$9,859,728.2

borrower ML 29 SICKLES STREET, LLC, 623-631 WEST 207TH STREET, LLC, 222-228 SEAMAN AVENUE, LLC, ML 623-631 WEST 207TH STREET, LLC, ML 222-228 SEAMAN AVENUE, LLC, 29 SICKLES STREET, LLC · lender MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

Sale2013-12-19$7,500,000

222 SEAMAN AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC → 222-228 SEAMAN AVENUE, LLC

Sale2006-11-29$5,768,519

GABRIELLE PROPERTIES LLC → 222 SEAMAN AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC

Mortgage2006-11-29$1,240,000

borrower 222 SEAMAN AVENUE INVESTOR, LLC · lender SOVEREIGN 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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale