952 Seneca Avenue

952 Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, has 31 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (31 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

31 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 11 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 38 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-07-18. Newest violation issued 2023-12-11. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE 3 STY APT 3R SOUTH. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 313319
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CEILING APT THROUGH OUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY (apt 2F), issued 2007-03-15. HPD violation 6646865
• Class B: Broken window or sash, bathroom. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INOPERATIVE LOWER WINDOW SASHES 3 STY APT 3L SOUTH WEST ROOM & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3L), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 313324
• Class B: Fire escape defect. D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYPE GATE 3 STY APT 3R SOUTH. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 313317
• Class B: Roaches, kitchen. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 3 STY APT 3L KITCHEN. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3L), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 313321
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (entrance). SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT ENTRANCE 3 STY APT 3L. , SECTION '' '' (apt 3L), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 313323
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (stairs). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD PUB HALL STAIR., issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 313320
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS 2 STY APT 2L MISSING. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2L), issued 2008-06-05. HPD violation 313325

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 4 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: YC 952 LLC. Head officer: YULIANG CHAN. Managing agent: YULIANG CHAN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4035620026, HPD building ID 694651. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Halsey St (L), 6 min walk
• Forest Av (M), 6 min walk
• Seneca Av (M), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.