89 SEAMAN AVENUE

Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · BIN 1064963 · Inwood · Last violation May 19, 2026 · Last complaint May 20, 2026

NeighborhoodInwood

More violations than 96.9% of nearby buildings

More violations than 97% of buildings and more complaints than 96% of buildings in Inwood. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.

Activity TrendsLast 5 years

More activity recently than in past years

Last 2 yrs: 323 violations · 382 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

74 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open

Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations

Total violations since 1998

900

31 per year avg.↑ Up 247% in the last 2 years (323 vs 93 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

140

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ74

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ53

Rent-impairingⓘ26

Open violation ages

▪ < 30 days4% (5)

▪ 30–90 days39% (55)

▪ 3–12 months29% (41)

▪ 1–3 years24% (34)

▪ 3+ years4% (5)

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2003

1,052

44 per year avg.↑ Up 145% in the last 2 years (382 vs 156 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access19%Violation issued26%No violation28%Phone resolved27%Other0%(1,052)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Maintenanceⓘ147 violations

Heat And Hot Waterⓘ62 violations

Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ61 violations

Egressⓘ37 violations

Sewers And Drainageⓘ27 violations

Paintingⓘ24 violations

Water Supplyⓘ22 violations

Cleaningⓘ22 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Heat / hot waterⓘ216 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ120 complaints

Water & plumbingⓘ86 complaints

Bldg maintenanceⓘ68 complaints

Safety & fireⓘ21 complaints

Electricalⓘ8 complaints

Elevatorⓘ1 complaints

Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints

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Complaint log

1,052 complaints

All categories HEAT/HOT WATER UNSANITARY CONDITION PAINT/PLASTER PLUMBING GENERALAll Open Closed

Type

Building safety complaints, construction, permits, and structural issues filed with the NYC Dept. of Buildings, are scored separately.

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Non-emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	WATER LEAK · DAMP SPOTThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	PAINT/PLASTER · CEILINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	ELECTRIC · LIGHTINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	SAFETY · WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	PAINT/PLASTER · CEILINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	ELECTRIC · LIGHTINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	WATER LEAK · DAMP SPOTThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	UNSANITARY CONDITION · MOLDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 18, 2024	SAFETY · WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	1D	Jan 9, 2024	UNSANITARY CONDITION · MOLDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 28, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYMore than one complaint was received for this building-wide condition. This complaint status is for the initial complaint.The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	C	Nov 28, 2023	PLUMBING · BATHTUB/SHOWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 28, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 25, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYMore than one complaint was received for this building-wide condition. This complaint status is for the initial complaint.The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 21, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to your apartment to inspect for a lack of heat or hot water. However, HPD was able to verify that heat or hot water was inadequate by inspecting another apartment and a violation was issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 13, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYMore than one complaint was received for this building-wide condition. This complaint status is for the initial complaint.The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 12, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to your apartment or others in the building to inspect for a lack of heat or hot water. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 1, 2023	PLUMBING · TOILETThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 1, 2023	ELECTRIC · LIGHTINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 1, 2023	DOOR/WINDOW · WINDOW FRAMEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Nov 1, 2023	PLUMBING · BATHTUB/SHOWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	C	Nov 1, 2023	GENERAL · CABINETThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	C	Nov 1, 2023	PAINT/PLASTER · WALLThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	C	Nov 1, 2023	PLUMBING · BATHTUB/SHOWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	4A	Oct 16, 2023	UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	5D	Sep 11, 2023	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	BLDG	Aug 31, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to your apartment or others in the building to inspect for a lack of heat or hot water. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	1D	Jul 27, 2023	PLUMBING · WATER SUPPLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	5D	Jul 14, 2023	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	6C	Jul 5, 2023	DOOR/WINDOW · DOORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	3A	May 21, 2023	SAFETY · FIRE ESCAPEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	2A	May 18, 2023	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	6C	Apr 28, 2023	SAFETY · WINDOW GUARD BROKEN/MISSINGThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	6C	Apr 28, 2023	PLUMBING · TOILETThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	6C	Apr 28, 2023	PLUMBING · RADIATORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	A	Apr 28, 2023	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was unable to access the rooms where the following conditions were reported. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	6C	Apr 28, 2023	UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	6C	Apr 28, 2023	DOOR/WINDOW · WINDOW FRAMEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	6C	Apr 28, 2023	DOOR/WINDOW · DOOR FRAMEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	2B	Apr 18, 2023	WATER LEAK · HEAVY FLOWThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	2B	Apr 18, 2023	PLUMBING · BATHTUB/SHOWERThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	2B	Apr 18, 2023	FLOORING/STAIRS · FLOORThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. Violations were issued. Information about specific violations is available at www.nyc.gov/hpd
Emergency	Closed	C	Mar 11, 2023	PLUMBING · BASIN/SINKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Mar 11, 2023	PLUMBING · BASIN/SINKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Mar 8, 2023	PLUMBING · BASIN/SINKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	C	Mar 8, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYMore than one complaint was received for this building-wide condition. This complaint status is for the initial complaint.The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	C	Mar 8, 2023	PLUMBING · BASIN/SINKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	C	Mar 7, 2023	PLUMBING · BASIN/SINKThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	C	Mar 6, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · APARTMENT ONLYThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	BLDG	Feb 28, 2023	HEAT/HOT WATER · ENTIRE BUILDINGMore than one complaint was received for this building-wide condition. This complaint status is for the initial complaint.The Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted a tenant in the building and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.