# 706 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11385 BBL 4034560029 · Block 3456 · Lot 29 · BIN 4082579 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/706-seneca-avenue-4034560029 Last updated: 2026-11-08 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-09 ## Summary 706 Seneca Avenue (Queens, NY 11385; tax lot BBL 4034560029) is a 4-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C3: walk-up apartments, four families), built around 1930, on a 2,075 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as YEN , GIN CHO SHAW. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $765,000. As of November 9, 2026, NYC Open Data shows five open HPD violations. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “706 Seneca Avenue, Queens, NY 11385 (BBL 4034560029)”, data as of 2026-11-09, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/706-seneca-avenue-4034560029. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Ridgewood: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Queens 11385: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/11385 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 708 Seneca Avenue (25 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/708-seneca-avenue-4034560031 - 704 Seneca Avenue (27 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/704-seneca-avenue-4034560027 - 710 Seneca Avenue (51 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/710-seneca-avenue-4034560033 - 702 Seneca Avenue (52 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/702-seneca-avenue-4034560026 - 712 Seneca Avenue (75 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/712-seneca-avenue-4034560035 - 714 Seneca Avenue (114 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/714-seneca-avenue-4034567501 - 1730 Palmetto Street (66 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/1730-palmetto-street-4034560024 - 1724 Palmetto Street (95 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/1724-palmetto-street-4034560023 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 | | Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 5 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: YEN , GIN CHO SHAW - Building class: C3 – Walk-up apartments, four families - Year built: 1930 - Floors: 2 - Units: 4 residential / 4 total - Lot area: 2,075 sq ft · Building area: 3,000 sq ft - Zoning: R6B, C1-4 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $765,000, assessed value $344,250, tax class 2A - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2016-07-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2016-07-11 from WU , NANCY; YEN , GIN CHO SHAW to YEN , GIN CHO SHAW, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1982-09-14 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1982-09-14 from STEIGERWALD, JOSEPHINE; STEIGERWALD, ALBERT to WU, NANCY; YEN, GIN CHO SHAW, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1975-11-28 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1975-11-28 from GEUSS KATHARINE E to ALBERT STEIGERWALD; JOSEPHINE STEIGERWALD, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2016-09-01 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 1L: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILING, IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2016-09-01 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 1L: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILING. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2016-09-01 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 1L: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MARBLE WALL TILES, IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2016-09-01 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B) in apt 1L: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR FRAME, IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1L, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2009-08-25 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class B violation (Class B): SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 100 WATTS REQUIRED FIXTURE PRESENT LIGHT NOT ON AT FRONT AREAWAY. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items. No records found. Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-09 ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as YEN , GIN CHO SHAW. | 64uk-42ks | | 2016-07-11 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2016-07-11). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-08-12 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Lihua Chen. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-08-12 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Gincho Yen, business city Ridgewood. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. 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