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31 East 1 Street

1,078Records
18City systems
1Open violations
30.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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1,078 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 334 311 service requests, 268 HPD complaints, 200 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)BAJA 31 LLC
BBL1004420011
BIN1006069

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30.2. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · GENERAL (2) · Encampment (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Water Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$455,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BAJA 31 LLC
Head officerDAVID OHEBSHALOM
Managing agentBIG APPLE MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-08-14

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,341,000 $1,053,450
2026$2,441,000 $1,098,450
2027$3,066,000 $1,379,700

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Forsyth St — M15 M21 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 2 St & 2 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

31 East 1 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BIG APPLE MANAGEMENT, LLC — 22 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B12 · C2 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
185 East 3 Street MN43 A
31 East 1 Street MN21 B
328 West 47 Street MN20 B
416 East 73 Street MN20 B
507 East 83 Street MN15 B
348 West 47 Street MN15 D
364 West 51 Street MN15 C
412 West 49 Street MN15 C
209 East 10 Street MN15 B
321 West 47 Street MN12 B
332 West 47 Street MN12 A
334 West 47 Street MN12 B
323 West 47 Street MN11 B
154 East 7 Street MN10 B
210 Avenue B MN8 B
219 East 89 Street MN8 B
220 Avenue B MN6 A
330 West 47 Street MN5 F
275 West 22 Street MN5 D
277 West 22 Street MN5 B
179 Avenue B MN4 D
92 8 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,000,000 on 2022-03-31 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-31Mortgage $14,000,000 — from BAJA 31 LLC; BAJA 154 LLC; BAJA 210 LLC; BAJA 364 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $14,000,000
2016-09-29Deed $5,381,394 — from 31 EAST 1ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to BAJA 31 LLC $5,381,394
2016-09-23Sold for $5,381,394 $5,381,394 $256,257
2013-10-03AL&R $724,461 — from 31 EAST 1ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $724,461
2013-10-03Agreement $724,461 — from 31 EAST 1ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $724,461
2011-05-24Agreement $900,000 — from 31 EAST 1ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2009-07-20Agreement $774,190 — from 31 EAST 1ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $774,190
2002-06-12Mortgage $438,917 — from 31 EAST 1ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $438,917
1998-02-05Mortgage $221,653 — from 31 EAST 1ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $221,653
1995-05-11Mortgage $8,979 to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $8,979
1988-04-25Mortgage $325,000 — from 31 EAST FIRST ST ASSOC to ATLANTIC BK NY $325,000
1983-12-19Mortgage $239,380 — from 31 E.FIRST ST.ASSOC. to A & K ASSOCIATES $239,380
1983-12-19Mortgage $100,000 — from 31 E.FIRST ST.ASSOC. to ANAR REALTY INC. $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017220210447
20180012709136
201900220527
2020009705102
202103660271
2022003141146
202300410546
20240070310
202500220426
202600130316
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 817Ownership & money 60Health & systems 138

Every one of the 1,078 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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