256 Seaman Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02250-0078BIN 1065085

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 7 apartments
022 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 12 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.

2018 — 12 units registered2023 — 12

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

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building7 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 5BIssued 2019-06-285+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2010-04-155+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAKS, AT MULTIPLE CEILINGS, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2010-04-155+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2017-02-025+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT CEILING AT STEAM PIPE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water20

General3

Unsanitary Condition2

Door/Window1

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-11-20 · closed

PlumbingWater Supply2025-10-12 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2025-03-02 · closed

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

499

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk302

Residential99

Vehicle47

Unspecified30

Park13

Commercial6

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.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony18

Misdemeanor25

Violation11

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2017-01-24

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2010-07-08

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC

Head officer

SCOTT CASTELLANO

Managing agent

CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT

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

105 WEST 113 STREETMANHATTAN 254 SEAMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN 257 WEST 116 STREETMANHATTAN 4103 7 AVENUEBROOKLYN 4109 7 AVENUEBROOKLYN

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 sale2016-12-14 · $6,900,000

Most recent mortgage2020-04-02 · $1,172,735.23

Mortgage2020-04-02$1,172,735.23

borrower 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2016-12-14$1,850,000

borrower 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2016-12-14$6,900,000

256 SEAMAN AVE. LLC → 256 SEAMAN RESIDENCES, LLC

Mortgage2013-05-30$332,019.09

borrower 256 SEAMAN AVE. LLC · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2008-05-02$803,842.62

borrower 256 SEAMAN AVE 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