221 Seaman Avenue, Manhattan

A 1924 walk-up apartment building on Seaman Avenue with 49 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

221 Seaman Avenue is a walk-up apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1022430090). The property is zoned R7A, on a 25,000 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 228 residential units. It was built in 1924. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 49 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1022430090
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 12
Neighborhood	Inwood
ZIP code	10034
Zoning district	R7A
Building class	C1 — walk-up apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	02 — Multi-family walk-up buildings
Lot area	25,000 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	228
Year built	1924
FAR	4.28 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

8 open Department of Buildings violations
2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
39 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2024-02-21)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Air rights & transferable development rights
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.